पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · March 1, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.14 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।

तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।
"8.14 To him who thinks constantly of Me, and of nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, am I ever accessible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.21°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra276.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala336.29°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha308.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati213.18°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra270.44°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani25.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:40 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:22 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:34 – 12:09
Yamaganda15:20 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla07:23 – 08:58
Varjyam06:19 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:47 – 07:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:23 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:58 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:09 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:20 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:30 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:20 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:09 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:58 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:23 – 05:47 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874096.27
Julian Day2462561.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2744°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.13°
🪷 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 (24.2744°), declination -7.63°, EoT -13.04 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: 2030-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)