पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · December 20, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.2 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।
"4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.68°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra337.12°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.03°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha249.80°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.62°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra203.63°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani308.18°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:41 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:06 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:08 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 24 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 35 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:46 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:29 – 04:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:53 – 13:41
Yamaganda06:29 – 08:17
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:53
Varjyam05:17 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:41 – 06:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:29 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:17 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:05 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:53 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:41 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:29 – 17:17 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:17 – 19:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:05 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:17 – 21:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:29 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:41 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:53 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:05 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:17 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:29 – 04:41 (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 Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871833.27
Julian Day2460298.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1878°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.12°
🪷 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 (24.1878°), declination -23.42°, EoT 1.85 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: 2023-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)