पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 7, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.71 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।

निर्ममो निरहंकारः स शांतिमधिगच्छति।।2.71।।
"2.71 He attains Peace who, giving up desire, moves through the world without aspiration, possessing nothing which he can call his own, and free from pride." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.71's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya110.58°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra72.44°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.96°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha134.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.31°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra145.05°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani29.89°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:23 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:35 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:44 – 16:05
Yamaganda09:19 – 10:40
Gulika Kāla12:01 – 13:23
Varjyam07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:36 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:57 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:19 – 10:40 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:40 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:01 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:23 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:44 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:05 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:27 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:05 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:44 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:23 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:01 – 01:40 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:40 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:19 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:57 – 06:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873890.27
Julian Day2462355.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2665°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.83°
🪷 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 (24.2665°), declination 16.38°, EoT -5.48 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: 2029-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)