पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · April 19, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.25 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः।

दानक्रियाश्च विविधाः क्रियन्ते मोक्षकाङ्क्षिभि:।।17.25।।
"17.25 Those who desire deliverance begin their acts of sacrifice, austerity or gift with the word Tat' (meaning That'), without thought of reward." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.56°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra349.92°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala78.04°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha21.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati359.32°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra44.62°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani310.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:08 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:44 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:18
Yamaganda07:44 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla10:31 – 11:54
Varjyam06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:20 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:44 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:07 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:31 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:18 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:41 – 16:05 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:05 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:28 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:05 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:41 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:18 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:31 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:07 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:44 – 06:20 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871588.27
Julian Day2460053.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1784°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.03°
🪷 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 (24.1784°), declination 11.03°, EoT 0.74 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: 2023-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)