पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · July 24, 2012 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 4.42 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तस्मादज्ञानसंभूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनाऽऽत्मनः।

छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत।।4.42।।
"4.42 Therefore, cleaving asunder with the sword of wisdom the doubts of the heart, which thine own ignorance has engendered, follow the Path of Wisdom and arise!"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya97.53°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra157.37°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.13°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha105.28°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.55°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra53.93°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani179.15°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:56 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:05 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 16 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 43 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:02 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:36 – 15:53
Yamaganda09:27 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla12:01 – 13:18
Varjyam07:19 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:53 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:10 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:27 – 10:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:44 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:01 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:18 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:36 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:53 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:10 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:53 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:36 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:18 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:01 – 01:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:44 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:27 – 05:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:10 – 06:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -33.8688°
Longitude: 151.2093°
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 Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867667.27
Julian Day2456132.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0285°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.65°
🪷 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 (24.0285°), declination 19.81°, EoT -6.16 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: 2012-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)