पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · November 12, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.02°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra179.64°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.03°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha218.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.60°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra173.47°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani190.16°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:26 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:22 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:37 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:29 – 08:13
Yamaganda09:56 – 11:40
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 15:07
Varjyam05:20 – 05:42
Dur Muhūrta 07:59 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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 Amṛta04:46 – 06:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:29 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:13 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:56 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:40 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:07 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:50 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:34 – 19:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:50 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:07 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:40 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:56 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:13 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:29 – 04:46 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867778.27
Julian Day2456243.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0327°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.37°
🪷 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 (24.0327°), declination -17.75°, EoT 15.43 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: 2012-11-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)