पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · May 18, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.74°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra31.02°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala39.88°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha49.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati110.03°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra76.72°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani217.73°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:01 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:35 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:54 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:01 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:59 – 09:17
Yamaganda10:34 – 11:51
Gulika Kāla13:09 – 14:26
Varjyam07:08 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:42 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:59 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:17 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:51 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:09 – 14:26 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:26 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:44 – 17:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:01 – 18:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:44 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:26 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:09 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:51 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:17 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:59 – 06:42 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868695.27
Julian Day2457160.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0678°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.04°
🪷 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 (24.0678°), declination 19.44°, EoT 3.69 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: 2015-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)