पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · May 29, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।
"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.18'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya43.32°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra169.49°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.56°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha45.69°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.38°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra88.18°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani216.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:00 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:34 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 06 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 53 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:21
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:37 – 11:52
Yamaganda14:24 – 15:40
Gulika Kāla08:05 – 09:21
Varjyam07:15 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:49 – 08:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:05 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:21 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:37 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:52 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:08 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:24 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:40 – 16:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:55 – 18:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:40 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:24 – 22:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:08 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:52 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:37 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:21 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:05 – 06:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868706.27
Julian Day2457171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0682°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.41°
🪷 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 (24.0682°), declination 21.54°, EoT 2.77 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: 2015-05-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)