पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · April 17, 2028 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 9.4 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमूर्तिना।

मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि न चाहं तेष्ववस्थितः।।9.4।।
"9.4 The whole world is pervaded by Me, yet My form is not seen. All living things have their being in Me, yet I am not limited by them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.31°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra277.16°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala357.09°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha8.52°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.22°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra45.86°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani6.27°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:11 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:09 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:43 – 09:07
Yamaganda10:31 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:19 – 14:43
Varjyam06:48 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:20 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:43 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:07 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:31 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:19 – 14:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:43 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:06 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:30 – 19:06 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:06 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:43 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:19 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:31 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:07 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:43 – 06:20 (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 Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873413.27
Julian Day2461878.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2482°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.18°
🪷 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 (24.2482°), declination 10.60°, 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: 2028-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)