पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · September 23, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.36 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति।।18.36।।
"18.36 Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day after day delivers one from misery," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya155.64°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra266.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.45°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha170.30°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati134.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra114.81°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani216.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:03 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:15 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:47 – 13:18
Yamaganda07:14 – 08:45
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:47
Varjyam06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:43 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:14 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:45 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:47 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:18 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:49 – 16:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:20 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:50 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:20 – 20:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:49 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:18 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:47 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:45 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:14 – 05:43 (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)1868823.27
Julian Day2457288.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0727°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.90°
🪷 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 (24.0727°), declination 0.12°, EoT 8.44 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: 2015-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)