पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · July 29, 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 17.8 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः।रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः।।17.8।।
"17.8 The foods that prolong life and increase purity, vigour, health, cheerfulness and happiness are those that are delicious, soothing, substantial and agreeable. These are loved by the Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.8'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya101.57°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra249.49°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.62°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha107.22°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.32°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra126.20°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.01°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:42 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:04 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:01 – 13:19
Yamaganda08:08 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 12:01
Varjyam07:16 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:50 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:08 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:26 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:01 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:19 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:37 – 15:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:55 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:13 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:55 – 20:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:37 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:19 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:01 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:26 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:08 – 06:50 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868767.27
Julian Day2457232.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0705°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.13°
🪷 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 (24.0705°), declination 18.86°, EoT -6.15 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: 2015-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)