पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · April 17, 2026 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।

"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.83°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	356.74°	Mīna	Revatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	340.98°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	338.08°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	82.79°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	26.76°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शनि Śani	343.38°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:19 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:31 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:50 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:11 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:50 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:23 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:31 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla	17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:31 – 11:55
Yamaganda	14:43 – 16:07
Gulika Kāla	07:43 – 09:07
Varjyam	06:47 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:56 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:19 – 07:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:43 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:07 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:31 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:55 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:19 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:43 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:07 – 17:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:31 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:07 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:43 – 22:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:19 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:55 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:31 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:07 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:43 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -33.8688°

Longitude: 151.2093°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Revatī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872682.27
Julian Day	2461147.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2203°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	352.85°

🪷 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 (24.2203°), declination 10.42°, EoT 0.26 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: 2026-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)