पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · August 26, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.17 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Pitāham Asya Jagato · Krishna IS the Mother
पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः।

वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च।।9.17।।
"9.17 I am the Father of the universe and its Mother; I am its Nourisher and its Grandfather; I am the Knowable and the Pure; I am Om; and I am the Sacred Scriptures." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya129.14°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra222.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.06°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha136.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra83.55°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani272.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:07 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:16 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:21
Yamaganda07:45 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla10:33 – 11:57
Varjyam06:49 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:21 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:45 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:09 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:33 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:21 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:45 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:09 – 17:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:33 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:09 – 20:45 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:45 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:21 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:33 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:09 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:45 – 06:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870622.27
Julian Day2459087.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1415°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.53°
🪷 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 (24.1415°), declination 10.30°, EoT -1.42 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: 2020-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)