पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · November 20, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.15 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।

तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्।।3.15।।
"3.15 All action originates in the Supreme Spirit, which is Imperishable, and in sacrificial action the all-pervading Spirit is consciously present." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya213.26°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra297.91°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.42°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha230.00°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra168.44°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani306.63°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:38 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:02 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 59 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 00 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:50 – 03:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:32 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:27 – 08:12
Yamaganda09:57 – 11:41
Gulika Kāla13:26 – 15:11
Varjyam05:17 – 05:39
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:42 – 06:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:27 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:12 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:57 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:41 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:26 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:11 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:56 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:41 – 19:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:56 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:11 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:26 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:41 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:57 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:12 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:27 – 04:42 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871803.27
Julian Day2460268.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1867°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.83°
🪷 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 (24.1867°), declination -19.59°, EoT 13.70 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: 2023-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)