पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · December 8, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.33 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि।

प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति।।3.33।।
"3.33 Even the wise man acts in character with his nature; indeed, all creatures act according to their natures. What is the use of compulsion then?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya231.48°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra172.13°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha252.05°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.32°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra189.32°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani307.39°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:38 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:30 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:11 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 19 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 40 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:44 – 03:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:27 – 04:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:00 – 11:48
Yamaganda15:23 – 17:10
Gulika Kāla06:26 – 08:13
Varjyam05:14 – 05:37
Dur Muhūrta 07:59 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:38 – 06:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:26 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:13 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:00 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:48 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:23 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:10 – 18:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:58 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:10 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:23 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:48 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:00 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:13 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:26 – 04:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871821.27
Julian Day2460286.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1873°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.94°
🪷 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 (24.1873°), declination -22.67°, EoT 7.30 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: 2023-12-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)