पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · April 16, 2021 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।

"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.13°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	44.86°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	61.08°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	358.32°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	301.83°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	7.15°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	288.27°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:19 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:32 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:45 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:47 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:49 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:23 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:32 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla	17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:31 – 11:55
Yamaganda	14:43 – 16:08
Gulika Kāla	07:43 – 09:07
Varjyam	06:47 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:56 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:19 – 07:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:43 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:07 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:31 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:55 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:19 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:43 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:08 – 17:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:32 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:08 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:43 – 22:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:19 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:55 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:31 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:07 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:43 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -33.8688°

Longitude: 151.2093°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870855.27
Julian Day	2459320.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1504°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.37°

🪷 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 (24.1504°), declination 10.14°, EoT 0.02 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: 2021-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)