पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · November 13, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।
"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.20°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra202.08°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.49°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha219.64°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra160.59°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani306.48°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:34 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:13 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 11 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:37 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:29 – 08:13
Yamaganda09:56 – 11:40
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 15:07
Varjyam05:20 – 05:42
Dur Muhūrta 07:59 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:46 – 06:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:29 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:13 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:56 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:40 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:07 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:51 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:34 – 19:51 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:51 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:07 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:40 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:56 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:13 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:29 – 04:46 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871796.27
Julian Day2460261.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1864°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)355.13°
🪷 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 (24.1864°), declination -17.84°, EoT 15.26 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: 2023-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)