पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · October 31, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.19°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra231.48°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.97°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha213.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.06°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra213.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani261.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:04 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:20 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:09 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:49 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:19 – 15:00
Yamaganda04:56 – 06:37
Gulika Kāla08:17 – 09:58
Varjyam05:30 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:56 – 06:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:37 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:17 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:58 – 11:39 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:39 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:19 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:41 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:21 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:41 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:19 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:39 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:58 – 02:17 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:17 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:37 – 04:56 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870322.27
Julian Day2458787.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1300°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.23°
🪷 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 (24.1300°), declination -13.95°, EoT 16.45 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: 2019-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)