पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · September 28, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.37 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः।

अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति।।6.37।।
"6.37 Arjuna asked: He who fails to control himself, whose mind falls from spiritual contemplation, who attains not perfection but retains his faith, what of him, my Lord?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya161.29°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra316.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.45°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha174.29°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.94°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra119.73°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani184.79°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:43 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:30 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:13 – 11:45
Yamaganda14:50 – 16:22
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:40
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:35 – 07:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:08 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:40 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:13 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:45 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:17 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:50 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:22 – 17:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:55 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:22 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:50 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:17 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:45 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:13 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:40 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:08 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867733.27
Julian Day2456198.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0310°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.87°
🪷 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 (24.0310°), declination -2.11°, EoT 10.18 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: 2012-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)