पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · March 21, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.4 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
संनियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं सर्वत्र समबुद्धयः।ते प्राप्नुवन्ति मामेव सर्वभूतहिते रताः।।12.4।।
"12.4 Subduing their senses, viewing all conditions of life with the same eye, and working for the welfare of all beings, assuredly they come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya336.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra345.08°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala357.74°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha318.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.29°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra10.10°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani220.60°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:46 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:32 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:01 – 10:32
Yamaganda13:34 – 15:05
Gulika Kāla05:59 – 07:30
Varjyam06:29 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:59 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:30 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:01 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:32 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:05 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:36 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:07 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:36 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:05 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:32 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:01 – 04:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:30 – 05:59 (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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868637.27
Julian Day2457102.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0656°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.75°
🪷 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 (24.0656°), declination 0.04°, EoT -7.84 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: 2015-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)