पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · March 20, 2029 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।

"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.56'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	335.45°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	28.39°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	162.21°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
बुध Budha	328.59°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	181.03°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	334.12°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	14.64°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:00 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:08 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:17 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:55 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 08 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 51 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:23 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:59 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla	17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:06 – 16:37
Yamaganda	09:02 – 10:33
Gulika Kāla	12:04 – 13:35
Varjyam	06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:00 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:31 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:02 – 10:33 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:33 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:04 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:35 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:06 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:37 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:08 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:37 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:06 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:35 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:04 – 01:33 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:33 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:02 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:31 – 06:00 (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 Śukla Pañcamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873750.27
Julian Day	2462215.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2611°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	56.72°

🪷 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 (24.2611°), declination -0.11°, EoT -8.15 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: 2029-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)