पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · March 28, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya343.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra323.66°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.76°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha337.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.12°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra335.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani329.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:26 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:58 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:32 – 12:01
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla07:34 – 09:03
Varjyam06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:05 – 07:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:34 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:03 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:32 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:01 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:30 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:28 – 17:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:57 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:28 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:30 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:01 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:32 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:03 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:34 – 06:05 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872297.27
Julian Day2460762.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2055°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.27°
🪷 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 (24.2055°), declination 3.02°, EoT -5.62 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: 2025-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)