पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · May 2, 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 4.18 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।

स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।
"4.18 He who can see inaction in action, and action in inaction, is the wisest among men. He is a saint, even though he still acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.00°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra311.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha29.04°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra8.21°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani231.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:00 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:56 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:51 – 09:11
Yamaganda10:32 – 11:52
Gulika Kāla13:12 – 14:33
Varjyam06:57 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:31 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:51 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:11 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:52 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:12 – 14:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:33 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:53 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:14 – 18:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:53 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:33 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:12 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:52 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:11 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:51 – 06:31 (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)1869045.27
Julian Day2457510.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0812°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)297.04°
🪷 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 (24.0812°), declination 15.46°, EoT 3.04 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: 2016-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)