पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · May 4, 2018 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 5.7 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
योगयुक्तो विशुद्धात्मा विजितात्मा जितेन्द्रियः।

सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते।।5.7।।
"5.7 He who is spiritual, who is pure, who has overcome his senses and his personal self, who has realised his highest Self as the Self of all, such a one, even though he acts, is not bound by his acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra245.39°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.48°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha352.64°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.71°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra46.99°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani254.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:45 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:07 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:32 – 11:52
Yamaganda14:32 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla07:52 – 09:12
Varjyam06:58 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:32 – 07:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:52 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:12 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:32 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:52 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:32 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:52 – 17:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:12 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:52 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:32 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:52 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:32 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:12 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:52 – 06:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869777.27
Julian Day2458242.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1092°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)228.47°
🪷 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 (24.1092°), declination 15.90°, EoT 3.26 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: 2018-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)