पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · July 17, 2021 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 18.57 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।
"18.57 Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.56°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra175.64°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.51°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha73.72°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra119.55°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani287.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:15 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:53 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:15 – 10:34
Yamaganda13:13 – 14:32
Gulika Kāla06:36 – 07:55
Varjyam07:03 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:36 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:55 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:15 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:34 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:54 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:13 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:32 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:52 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:11 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:52 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:32 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:13 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:54 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:34 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:15 – 04:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:55 – 06:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870947.27
Julian Day2459412.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1539°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.10°
🪷 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 (24.1539°), declination 21.18°, EoT -5.77 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: 2021-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)