पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · October 21, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.15 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।

तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्।।3.15।।
"3.15 All action originates in the Supreme Spirit, which is Imperishable, and in sacrificial action the all-pervading Spirit is consciously present." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.68°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra178.44°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.15°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha205.65°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.06°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra164.34°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani332.23°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:50 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:32 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:45 – 16:22
Yamaganda08:19 – 09:55
Gulika Kāla11:32 – 13:09
Varjyam05:38 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Roga05:06 – 06:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:42 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:19 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:55 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:32 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:09 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:45 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:22 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:59 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:22 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:45 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:09 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:32 – 00:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:55 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:19 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:42 – 05:06 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872504.27
Julian Day2460969.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2135°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)355.92°
🪷 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 (24.2135°), declination -10.73°, EoT 15.83 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: 2025-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)