पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · November 17, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.55 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।

आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।।2.55।।
"2.55 Lord Shri Krishna replied: When a man has given up the desires of his heart and is satisfied with the Self alone, be sure that he has reached the highest state." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.75°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra5.26°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.33°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha203.33°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.61°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra255.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani283.89°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:43 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:27 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:31 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 55 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 04 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:52 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:33 – 04:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 13:25
Yamaganda06:27 – 08:12
Gulika Kāla09:56 – 11:41
Varjyam05:18 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:43 – 06:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:27 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:12 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:56 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:41 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:10 – 16:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:54 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:39 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:54 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:10 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:41 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:56 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:12 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:27 – 04:43 (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 Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871070.27
Julian Day2459535.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1586°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)153.85°
🪷 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 (24.1586°), declination -18.99°, EoT 14.44 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: 2021-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)