पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · March 6, 2029 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।

"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	321.49°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	215.13°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	166.68°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	304.20°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	182.27°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	316.66°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani	13.21°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:51 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:11 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:54 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 33 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 26 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:11 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:48 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:14 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:16 – 16:51
Yamaganda	09:00 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla	12:08 – 13:42
Varjyam	06:22 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:47 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:51 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:25 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:00 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:34 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:08 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:42 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:16 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:51 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:25 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:51 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:16 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:42 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:08 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:34 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:00 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:25 – 05:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873736.27
Julian Day	2462201.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2606°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	250.09°

🪷 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 (24.2606°), declination -5.62°, EoT -12.00 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: 2029-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)