पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 7, 2034 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.36 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

स्थाने हृषीकेश तव प्रकीर्त्या

जगत् प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च।

रक्षांसि भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्ति

सर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धसङ्घाः।।11.36।।
"11.36 Arjuna said: My Lord! It is natural that the world revels and rejoices when it sings the praises of Thy glory; the demons fly in fear and the saints offer Thee their salutations." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.25°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra240.97°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.28°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha38.12°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.48°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra51.42°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani82.06°MithunaPunarvasu P1

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)19:27 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:28 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:56 – 17:17
Yamaganda11:52 – 13:13
Gulika Kāla14:34 – 15:56
Varjyam06:55 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:28 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:49 – 09:10 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:10 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:31 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:52 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:13 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:34 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:56 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:17 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:56 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:34 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:13 – 23:52 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:52 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:31 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:10 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:49 – 06:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875624.27
Julian Day2464089.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3328°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.07°
🪷 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 (24.3328°), declination 16.79°, EoT 3.51 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: 2034-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)