पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 13, 2033 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.44 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्।

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते।।2.44।।

"2.44 While their minds are absorbed with ideas of power and personal enjoyment, they cannot concentrate their discrimination on one point." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1440

Malayalam Era: 1209

Nanakshahi: 564

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	28.29°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	192.40°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	256.54°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	34.26°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	309.68°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	343.13°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	70.01°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:32 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:12 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:13 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:24 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:07 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:39 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:12 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla	16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:32 – 11:52
Yamaganda	14:32 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla	07:52 – 09:12
Varjyam	06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta	09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

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 · 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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:32 – 07:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:52 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:12 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:32 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:52 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:12 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:32 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:52 – 17:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:12 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:52 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:32 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:12 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:52 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:32 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:12 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:52 – 06:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1875265.27
Julian Day	2463730.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3191°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	163.57°

🪷 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 (24.3191°), declination 18.42°, EoT 3.75 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: 2033-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)