पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · February 28, 2029 CE

Also observed today

लक्ष्मी जयन्ती · Lakṣmī JayantīVaishnava
कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.36 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति।।18.36।।

"18.36 Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day after day delivers one from misery," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1436

Malayalam Era: 1205

Nanakshahi: 560

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	315.47°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	126.10°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	167.96°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	294.84°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	182.65°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	309.16°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani	12.66°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4

Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:47 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:31 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:55 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:08 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 44 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 15 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:05 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:43 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:31 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla	18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:09 – 13:45
Yamaganda	07:22 – 08:58
Gulika Kāla	10:34 – 12:09
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:47 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:22 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:58 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:34 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:09 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:45 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:20 – 16:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:56 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:31 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:56 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:20 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:45 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:09 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:34 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:58 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:22 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873730.27
Julian Day	2462195.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2604°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.94°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2604°), declination -7.92°, EoT -13.22 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2029-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)