पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · October 18, 2028 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 14.2 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः।सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च।।14.2।।
"14.2 Dwelling in Wisdom and realising My Divinity, they are not born again when the universe is re-created at the beginning of every cycle, nor are they affected when it is dissolved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.93°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra179.69°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.80°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha162.45°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati167.33°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra143.86°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani14.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:05 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:50 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:33 – 13:09
Yamaganda06:44 – 08:20
Gulika Kāla09:56 – 11:33
Varjyam05:40 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 Labha05:08 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:44 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:20 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:56 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:33 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:09 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:45 – 16:21 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:21 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:57 – 19:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:21 – 20:45 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:45 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:09 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:33 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:56 – 02:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:20 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:44 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873597.27
Julian Day2462062.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2553°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.67°
🪷 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 (24.2553°), declination -9.75°, EoT 15.40 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: 2028-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)