पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · August 29, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.41 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः।।18.41।।
"18.41 O Arjuna! The duties of spiritual teachers, the soldiers, the traders and the servants have all been fixed according to the dominant Quality in their nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.81°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra218.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala120.97°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha127.64°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.04°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra99.07°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani236.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:47 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:23 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:40 – 16:07
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla11:48 – 13:14
Varjyam06:33 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:04 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:30 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:56 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:22 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:48 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:40 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:07 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:33 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:07 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:40 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:48 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:22 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:56 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:30 – 06:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869529.27
Julian Day2457994.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0997°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.88°
🪷 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 (24.0997°), declination 9.34°, EoT -0.50 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: 2017-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)