पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · April 28, 2020 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 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.09°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra69.86°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.20°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha5.86°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra53.43°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani277.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:40 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:31 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:35 – 15:56
Yamaganda09:10 – 10:31
Gulika Kāla11:53 – 13:14
Varjyam06:55 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Roga06:28 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:49 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:10 – 10:31 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:31 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:53 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:35 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:56 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:18 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:56 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:35 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:53 – 01:31 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:31 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:10 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:49 – 06:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870502.27
Julian Day2458967.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1369°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)58.91°
🪷 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 (24.1369°), declination 14.25°, EoT 2.49 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: 2020-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)