पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · September 23, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya155.61°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra77.17°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.43°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha170.01°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati233.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra166.15°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani259.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:36 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:30 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:14 – 08:45
Yamaganda10:16 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla13:18 – 14:49
Varjyam06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:43 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:14 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:45 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:47 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:18 – 14:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:49 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:20 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:50 – 19:20 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:20 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:49 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:18 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:47 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:45 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:14 – 05:43 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870284.27
Julian Day2458749.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1286°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)285.17°
🪷 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 (24.1286°), declination 0.10°, EoT 8.44 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: 2019-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)