पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · October 16, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.23 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
"2.23 Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.75°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra305.11°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.81°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha166.41°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.16°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra224.88°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani282.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:31 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:40 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:26 – 10:03
Yamaganda13:17 – 14:54
Gulika Kāla05:12 – 06:49
Varjyam05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:12 – 06:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:49 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:26 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:03 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:40 – 13:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:17 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:54 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:31 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:08 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:31 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:54 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:17 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:40 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:03 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:26 – 03:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:49 – 05:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871038.27
Julian Day2459503.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1574°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.23°
🪷 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 (24.1574°), declination -8.90°, EoT 15.05 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: 2021-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)