पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · April 14, 2025 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 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।
"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.15°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra191.26°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.73°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha334.14°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.89°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra330.10°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani331.91°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:01 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:20 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:42 – 09:06
Yamaganda10:31 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:20 – 14:45
Varjyam06:45 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:17 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:42 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:06 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:31 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:56 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:20 – 14:45 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:45 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:10 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:34 – 19:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:10 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:45 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:20 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:56 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:31 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:06 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:42 – 06:17 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872314.27
Julian Day2460779.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2062°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.21°
🪷 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 (24.2062°), declination 9.44°, EoT -0.50 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: 2025-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)