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

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
परशुराम जयन्ती · Paraśurāma JayantīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।

"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1436

Malayalam Era: 1205

Nanakshahi: 560

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.08°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	25.49°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	152.71°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	20.35°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	177.77°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	7.62°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	17.84°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:16 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:36 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:09 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:50 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 20 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 39 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:45 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:19 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:36 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla	17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:41 – 09:06
Yamaganda	10:31 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla	13:21 – 14:46
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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 Amṛta	06:16 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:41 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:06 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:31 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:56 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:21 – 14:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:46 – 16:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:11 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:36 – 19:11 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:11 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:46 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:21 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:56 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:31 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:06 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:41 – 06:16 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + 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)	1873777.27
Julian Day	2462242.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2621°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	25.72°

🪷 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 (24.2621°), declination 10.17°, EoT 0.02 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: 2029-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)