पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · May 2, 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 18.40 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः।।18.40।।
"18.40 There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds which is free from the three Qualities - for they are born of Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.70°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra76.21°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.47°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha352.26°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.31°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra336.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani333.84°MīnaUttara 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)10:49 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:43 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 48 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 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:32 – 11:52
Yamaganda14:33 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla07:51 – 09:11
Varjyam06:57 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · 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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:31 – 07:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:51 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:32 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:52 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:13 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:33 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:53 – 17:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:14 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:53 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:33 – 22:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:13 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:52 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:32 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:51 – 06:31 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872332.27
Julian Day2460797.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2069°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.85°
🪷 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 (24.2069°), declination 15.41°, 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: 2025-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)