पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · August 16, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.19 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य

मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्

स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्।।11.19।।
"11.19 Without beginning, without middle and without end, infinite in power, Thine arms all-embracing, the sun and moon Thine eyes, Thy face beaming with the fire of sacrifice, flooding the whole universe with light." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.99°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra161.66°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.53°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha106.67°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati105.85°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra164.51°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani350.22°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:35 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:50 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:03 – 17:26
Yamaganda11:52 – 13:16
Gulika Kāla14:39 – 16:03
Varjyam06:45 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:17 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:41 – 09:05 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:05 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:28 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:52 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:16 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:39 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:03 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:26 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:03 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:39 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:16 – 23:52 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:52 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:28 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:05 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:41 – 06:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872803.27
Julian Day2461268.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2249°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.18°
🪷 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 (24.2249°), declination 13.78°, EoT -3.97 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: 2026-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)