पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · August 13, 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 17.23 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः।ब्राह्मणास्तेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिताः पुरा।।17.23।।
"17.23 Om Tat Sat' is the triple designation of the Eternal Spirit, by which of old the Vedic Scriptures, the ceremonials and the sacrifices were ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.23'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.94°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra98.07°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.37°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha134.58°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati125.52°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra120.00°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani214.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:41 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:56 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:21 – 14:41
Yamaganda06:36 – 07:57
Gulika Kāla09:18 – 10:39
Varjyam07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:36 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:57 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:18 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:39 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:00 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:21 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:41 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:02 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:23 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:02 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:41 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:21 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:00 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:39 – 03:18 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:18 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:57 – 06:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868782.27
Julian Day2457247.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0711°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.48°
🪷 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 (24.0711°), declination 14.81°, EoT -4.56 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: 2015-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)