पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · August 23, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.57 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम्।

नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.57।।
"2.57 He who wherever he goes is attached to no person and to no place by ties of flesh; who accepts good and evil alike, neither welcoming the one nor shrinking from the other - take him to be one who is merged in the Infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.48°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra10.29°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.94°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha136.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati131.45°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra128.16°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani3.50°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:50 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:44 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:48 – 09:11
Yamaganda10:34 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:21 – 14:44
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:25 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:48 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:11 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:21 – 14:44 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:44 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:07 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:30 – 19:07 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:07 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:44 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:21 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:11 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:48 – 06:25 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873175.27
Julian Day2461640.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2391°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.34°
🪷 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 (24.2391°), declination 11.57°, EoT -2.27 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: 2027-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)