पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · August 15, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.5 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्।

जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्।।7.5।।
"7.5 This is My inferior Nature; but distinct from this, O Valiant One, know thou that my Superior Nature is the very Life which sustains the universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.57°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra256.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha145.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra137.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani225.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:03 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:22 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:55 – 09:16
Yamaganda10:38 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla13:21 – 14:42
Varjyam07:01 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:34 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:55 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:16 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:38 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:59 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:21 – 14:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:42 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:04 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:25 – 19:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:04 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:42 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:21 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:59 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:38 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:16 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:55 – 06:34 (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)1869150.27
Julian Day2457615.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0852°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.24°
🪷 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 (24.0852°), declination 13.96°, EoT -4.18 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: 2016-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)