पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · January 29, 2019 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।

"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	284.71°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra	208.65°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	354.51°	Mīna	Revatī P3
बुध Budha	283.73°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	233.10°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	238.89°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	260.41°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:03 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:09 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:59 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 49 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 10 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:23 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:04 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:27 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:03 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla	18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:36 – 17:19
Yamaganda	08:41 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla	12:08 – 13:52
Varjyam	05:48 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:13 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:57 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:41 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:25 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:08 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:52 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:36 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:19 – 19:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:03 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:19 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:36 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:52 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:08 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:25 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:41 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:57 – 05:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -33.8688°

Longitude: 151.2093°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870047.27
Julian Day	2458512.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1195°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	280.71°

🪷 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 (24.1195°), declination -18.05°, EoT -13.17 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: 2019-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)