पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · May 12, 2026 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 8.27 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
नैते सृती पार्थ जानन्योगी मुह्यति कश्चन।

तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन।।8.27।।
"8.27 O Arjuna! The saint knowing these paths is not confused. Therefore meditate perpetually." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.27'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.13°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra322.85°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.17°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha23.55°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.17°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra57.04°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani346.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:18 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:51 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:28 – 15:47
Yamaganda09:15 – 10:33
Gulika Kāla11:51 – 13:10
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · 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 Roga06:38 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:56 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:15 – 10:33 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:33 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:51 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:10 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:28 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:47 – 17:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:05 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:47 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:28 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:10 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:51 – 01:33 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:33 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:15 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:56 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872707.27
Julian Day2461172.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2212°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)298.16°
🪷 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 (24.2212°), declination 18.10°, EoT 3.74 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: 2026-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)