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

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.25 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्।

उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति।।1.25।।

"1.25 Whither Bheeshma and Drona had led all the rulers of the earth, and spoke thus: O Arjuna! Behold these members of the family of Kuru assembled." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	21.55°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	298.75°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	150.21°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	31.52°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	175.41°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	32.28°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
शनि Śani	20.39°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:28 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:17 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:46 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:57 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 49 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 10 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:01 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:34 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla	17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:56 – 17:17
Yamaganda	11:52 – 13:14
Gulika Kāla	14:35 – 15:56
Varjyam	06:55 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:28 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:49 – 09:10 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:10 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:31 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:52 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:14 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:35 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:56 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:17 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:56 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:35 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:14 – 23:52 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:52 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:31 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:10 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:49 – 06:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873797.27
Julian Day	2462262.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2629°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	274.67°

🪷 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 (24.2629°), declination 16.57°, EoT 3.44 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: 2029-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)