पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · May 2, 2024 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 7.18 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम्।

आस्थितः स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम्।।7.18।।
"7.18 Noble-minded are they all, but the wise man I hold as my own Self; for he, remaining always at peace with Me, makes me his final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra295.21°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala336.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha353.11°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati30.20°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra8.67°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani322.63°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:37 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:06 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:12 – 14:33
Yamaganda06:31 – 07:51
Gulika Kāla09:11 – 10:32
Varjyam06:58 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Śubha06:31 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:51 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:11 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:32 – 11:52 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:52 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:12 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:33 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:53 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:14 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:53 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:33 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:12 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:52 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:32 – 03:11 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:11 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:51 – 06:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871967.27
Julian Day2460432.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1929°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.75°
🪷 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 (24.1929°), declination 15.48°, EoT 3.04 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: 2024-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)