पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · August 10, 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 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.06°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra59.84°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.43°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha129.58°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.87°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra121.76°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani214.04°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:31 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:23 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:00 – 09:20
Yamaganda10:40 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla13:20 – 14:41
Varjyam07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:39 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:00 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:20 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:40 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:00 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:20 – 14:41 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:41 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:01 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:21 – 19:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:01 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:41 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:20 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:00 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:40 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:20 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:00 – 06:39 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868779.27
Julian Day2457244.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0710°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.49°
🪷 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 (24.0710°), declination 15.70°, EoT -5.06 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: 2015-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)