पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · April 22, 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 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।
"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.54°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra50.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala21.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha20.22°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.02°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra47.81°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani219.47°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:48 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:45 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:17
Yamaganda07:45 – 09:08
Gulika Kāla10:31 – 11:54
Varjyam06:50 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:23 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:45 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:08 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:31 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:39 – 16:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:02 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:25 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:02 – 20:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:39 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:31 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:08 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:45 – 06:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -33.8688°
Longitude: 151.2093°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868669.27
Julian Day2457134.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0668°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.73°
🪷 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 (24.0668°), declination 12.03°, EoT 1.40 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: 2015-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)