पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · August 5, 2016 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 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.98°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra135.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala216.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha133.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.13°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra124.97°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani225.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

Brisbane, Australia — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · AEST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:53 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:24 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:32 – 11:54
Yamaganda14:37 – 15:59
Gulika Kāla07:48 – 09:10
Varjyam06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:26 – 07:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:48 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:10 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:32 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:37 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:59 – 17:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:21 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:59 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:37 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:32 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:10 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:48 – 06:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -27.4698°
Longitude: 153.0251°
Timezone: UTC+10

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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869140.27
Julian Day2457605.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0848°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)28.33°
🪷 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 (24.0848°), declination 16.89°, EoT -5.70 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: 2016-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)