पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · February 17, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.47°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra195.16°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.34°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha290.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.38°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra344.60°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani241.66°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:11 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:19 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:25 – 12:02
Yamaganda15:17 – 16:54
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:48
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 Chala05:33 – 07:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:11 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:25 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:40 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:54 – 18:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:32 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:54 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:40 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:25 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:11 – 05:33 (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)1869336.27
Julian Day2457801.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0923°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.59°
🪷 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 (24.0923°), declination -11.97°, EoT -14.49 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: 2017-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)