पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · February 27, 2025 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।

"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	314.49°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	301.10°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.49°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	328.38°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.87°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	346.17°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	326.35°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:42 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:35 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:36 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:54 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 53 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 06 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:59 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:38 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:35 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla	18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:45 – 15:22
Yamaganda	05:42 – 07:19
Gulika Kāla	08:55 – 10:32
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:42 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:42 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:19 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:55 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:32 – 12:09 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:09 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:45 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:22 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:58 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:35 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:58 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:22 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:45 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:09 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:32 – 02:55 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:55 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:19 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -33.8688°

Longitude: 151.2093°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Mahā Śivarātri Walk (महा शिवरात्रि यात्रा)

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.

Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872268.27
Julian Day	2460733.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2044°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	345.66°

🪷 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 (24.2044°), declination -8.31°, EoT -13.39 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: 2025-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)