पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · March 19, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya334.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra314.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.23°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha314.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.41°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra7.69°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani220.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:21 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:12 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 15:07
Yamaganda05:58 – 07:29
Gulika Kāla09:01 – 10:32
Varjyam06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 Śubha05:58 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:29 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:01 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:32 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:07 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:38 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:10 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:38 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:07 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:32 – 03:01 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:01 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:29 – 05:58 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868635.27
Julian Day2457100.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0655°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.74°
🪷 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 (24.0655°), declination -0.75°, EoT -8.46 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: 2015-03-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)