पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · August 24, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 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: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.16°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra177.82°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.93°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha150.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati155.61°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra81.51°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani17.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:52 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:33 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:15 – 14:40
Yamaganda06:09 – 07:34
Gulika Kāla09:00 – 10:25
Varjyam06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · 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 Śubha06:09 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:34 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:00 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:25 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:50 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:15 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:40 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:05 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:31 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:05 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:40 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:15 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:50 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:25 – 03:00 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:00 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:34 – 06:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873542.27
Julian Day2462007.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2532°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.79°
🪷 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 (24.2532°), declination 10.97°, EoT -1.99 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: 2028-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)