पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · September 1, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.10 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः।

एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः।।6.10।।
"6.10 Let the student of spirituality try unceasingly to concentrate his mind; Let him live in seclusion, absolutely alone, with mind and personality controlled, free from desire and without possessions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra320.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.23°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha125.71°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.25°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra89.81°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani181.95°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:58 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:36 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:04 – 10:29
Yamaganda13:20 – 14:46
Gulika Kāla06:13 – 07:38
Varjyam06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:13 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:38 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:04 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:29 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:20 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:20 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:46 – 16:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:11 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:37 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:11 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:46 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:20 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:29 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:04 – 04:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:38 – 06:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -33.8688°
Longitude: 151.2093°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867706.27
Julian Day2456171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0300°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.52°
🪷 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 (24.0300°), declination 8.19°, EoT 0.48 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: 2012-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)