पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · August 16, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.06°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra10.93°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.47°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha126.38°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati101.99°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra100.34°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani202.90°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:20 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:13 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:16 – 10:38
Yamaganda13:21 – 14:42
Gulika Kāla06:33 – 07:54
Varjyam07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:33 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:54 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:16 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:59 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:42 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:04 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:25 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:04 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:42 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:59 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:16 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:54 – 06:33 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868420.27
Julian Day2456885.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0573°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.17°
🪷 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 (24.0573°), declination 13.81°, EoT -3.97 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: 2014-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)