पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · October 17, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.12 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।

सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।
"1.12 Then to enliven his spirits, the brave Grandfather Bheeshma, eldest of the Kuru-clan, blew his conch, till it sounded like a lion's roar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.76°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra146.92°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.00°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha185.08°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati187.02°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra158.94°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani239.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:35 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:22 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:55 – 16:32
Yamaganda08:25 – 10:03
Gulika Kāla11:40 – 13:17
Varjyam05:43 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:11 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:48 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:25 – 10:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:03 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:40 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:17 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:55 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:32 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:09 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:32 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:55 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:17 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:40 – 01:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:03 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:25 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:48 – 05:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -33.8688°
Longitude: 151.2093°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869578.27
Julian Day2458043.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1016°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.58°
🪷 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 (24.1016°), declination -9.26°, EoT 15.23 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: 2017-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)