पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · July 19, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya92.02°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra126.03°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.05°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha86.19°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.25°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra125.73°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.16°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:45 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:49 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:35 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:50 – 17:06
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla14:34 – 15:50
Varjyam07:22 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:56 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:12 – 09:29 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:29 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:45 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:17 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:34 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:50 – 17:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:06 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:50 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:34 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:17 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:45 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:29 – 05:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:12 – 06:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868757.27
Julian Day2457222.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0702°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.86°
🪷 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 (24.0702°), declination 20.93°, EoT -5.93 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: 2015-07-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)