पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · March 16, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।
"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.47°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra340.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.65°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha321.23°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.43°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra329.14°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani14.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:44 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:41 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:33 – 12:05
Yamaganda15:09 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla07:29 – 09:01
Varjyam06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:58 – 07:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:29 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:01 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:33 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:37 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:09 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:41 – 18:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:13 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:41 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:09 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:37 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:33 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:01 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:29 – 05:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873746.27
Julian Day2462211.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2610°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.34°
🪷 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 (24.2610°), declination -1.70°, EoT -9.36 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: 2029-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)