पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · August 30, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.8 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः।

युक्त इत्युच्यते योगी समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।।6.8।।
"6.8 He who desires nothing but wisdom and spiritual insight, who has conquered his senses and who looks with the same eye upon a lump of earth, a stone or fine gold, is a real saint." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.05°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra293.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.93°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha121.87°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.04°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra87.70°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani181.77°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:53 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:25 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:20 – 14:45
Yamaganda06:15 – 07:40
Gulika Kāla09:05 – 10:30
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:15 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:40 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:05 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:30 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:20 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:45 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:10 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:35 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:10 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:45 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:20 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:30 – 03:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:05 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:40 – 06:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -33.8688°
Longitude: 151.2093°
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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867704.27
Julian Day2456169.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0299°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.34°
🪷 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 (24.0299°), declination 8.91°, EoT -0.18 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: 2012-08-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)