पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · June 18, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।

"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	62.90°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra	151.44°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	99.54°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	52.38°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	307.99°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	84.47°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शनि Śani	288.87°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:59 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:53 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:52 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:48 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 54 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 05 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:40 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:09 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:35 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:53 – 17:18
Amṛta Kāla	16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:42 – 11:56
Yamaganda	14:24 – 15:39
Gulika Kāla	08:13 – 09:27
Varjyam	07:24 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta	09:18 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:59 – 08:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:13 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:27 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:42 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:56 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:10 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:24 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:39 – 16:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	16:53 – 18:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:39 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:24 – 22:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:10 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:56 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:42 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:27 – 05:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:13 – 06:59 (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 Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870918.27
Julian Day	2459383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1528°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.73°

🪷 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 (24.1528°), declination 23.40°, EoT -0.82 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: 2021-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)