पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · February 18, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.59 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
विषया विनिवर्तन्ते निराहारस्य देहिनः।

रसवर्जं रसोऽप्यस्य परं दृष्ट्वा निवर्तते।।2.59।।
"2.59 The objects of sense turn from him who is abstemious. Even the relish for them is lost in him who has seen the Truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.73°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra68.97°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.70°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha281.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.93°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra276.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani231.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:31 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:22 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:49 – 15:28
Yamaganda05:33 – 07:12
Gulika Kāla08:51 – 10:30
Varjyam06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:33 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:12 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:51 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:30 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:10 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:49 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:28 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:07 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:46 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:07 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:28 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:49 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:10 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:30 – 02:51 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:51 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:12 – 05:33 (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)1868971.27
Julian Day2457436.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0783°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.18°
🪷 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 (24.0783°), declination -11.89°, EoT -14.43 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: 2016-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)