पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · March 6, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.33°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra22.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.09°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha295.41°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.73°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra275.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani209.01°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:55 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:28 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:42 – 15:17
Yamaganda05:48 – 07:22
Gulika Kāla08:57 – 10:32
Varjyam06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:48 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:22 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:57 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:32 – 12:07 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:07 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:42 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:17 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:52 – 18:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:27 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:52 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:17 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:42 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:07 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:32 – 02:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:57 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:22 – 05:48 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868257.27
Julian Day2456722.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0510°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)59.78°
🪷 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 (24.0510°), declination -5.76°, EoT -12.00 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: 2014-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)