पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · April 18, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.12 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोन्यथा।।13.12।।
"13.12 Constant yearning for the knowledge of Self, and pondering over the lessons of the great Truth - this is Wisdom, all else ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.64°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra353.37°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala18.42°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha12.10°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.88°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra43.20°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani219.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:29 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:58 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:07 – 10:31
Yamaganda13:18 – 14:42
Gulika Kāla06:20 – 07:43
Varjyam06:47 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:20 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:43 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:07 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:31 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:18 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:42 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:06 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:30 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:06 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:42 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:18 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:31 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:07 – 04:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:43 – 06:20 (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 Amāvasyā + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868665.27
Julian Day2457130.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0666°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.13°
🪷 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 (24.0666°), declination 10.66°, EoT 0.51 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: 2015-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)