पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · April 18, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.4 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।

कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति।।4.4।।
"4.4 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Viwaswana was born before Thee; how then canst Thou have revealed it to him?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.36°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra138.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.60°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha23.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.19°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra350.96°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani231.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:08 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:37 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:44 – 09:07
Yamaganda10:31 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:18 – 14:42
Varjyam06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:20 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:44 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:07 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:31 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:18 – 14:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:42 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:05 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:29 – 19:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:05 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:42 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:18 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:31 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:07 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:44 – 06:20 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869031.27
Julian Day2457496.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0806°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.44°
🪷 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 (24.0806°), declination 10.92°, EoT 0.51 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: 2016-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)