पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · December 14, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.23 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
"2.23 Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra191.57°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.52°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha235.55°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.32°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra231.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani245.02°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:39 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:05 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:24 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 22 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 37 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:44 – 03:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:27 – 04:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 15:26
Yamaganda04:39 – 06:27
Gulika Kāla08:15 – 10:03
Varjyam05:15 – 05:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:39 – 06:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:27 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:15 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:03 – 11:51 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:51 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:26 – 17:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:14 – 19:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:02 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:14 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:26 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:51 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:03 – 02:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:15 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:27 – 04:39 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869636.27
Julian Day2458101.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1038°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.52°
🪷 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 (24.1038°), declination -23.21°, EoT 4.64 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: 2017-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)