पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · February 24, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.9 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ।

जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु।।7.9।।
"7.9 I am the Fragrance of earth, the Brilliance of fire. I am the Life Force in all beings, and I am the Austerity of the ascetics." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra295.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha283.72°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.38°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra354.50°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani0.08°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:24 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:52 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:47 – 15:24
Yamaganda05:39 – 07:16
Gulika Kāla08:54 – 10:31
Varjyam06:11 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:39 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:16 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:54 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:31 – 12:09 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:09 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:47 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:24 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:02 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:39 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:02 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:24 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:47 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:09 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:31 – 02:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:54 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:16 – 05:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873360.27
Julian Day2461825.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2462°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.71°
🪷 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 (24.2462°), declination -9.70°, EoT -13.84 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: 2028-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)