पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · May 12, 2021 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.19 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।

"17.19 Austerity done under delusion, and accompanied with sorcery or torture to oneself or another, may be assumed to spring from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.19'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	27.40°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	30.16°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	76.86°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	48.14°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	305.61°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	39.21°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शनि Śani	289.28°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:38 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:05 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:52 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:13 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 26 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 33 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:14 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:46 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:05 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla	16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:51 – 13:10
Yamaganda	07:56 – 09:15
Gulika Kāla	10:33 – 11:51
Varjyam	07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta	09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:38 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:56 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:15 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:33 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:51 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:10 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:28 – 15:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:47 – 17:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:05 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:47 – 20:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:28 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:10 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:51 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:33 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:15 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:56 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -33.8688°

Longitude: 151.2093°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870881.27
Julian Day	2459346.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1514°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	3.97°

🪷 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 (24.1514°), declination 18.15°, EoT 3.74 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: 2021-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)