पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · August 23, 2028 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।

"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	126.20°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	163.02°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	87.28°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	149.16°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	155.41°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	80.47°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	17.03°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:24 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:31 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:14 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:35 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 06 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 53 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:55 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:29 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:31 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla	17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:57 – 13:21
Yamaganda	07:47 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla	10:34 – 11:57
Varjyam	06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:24 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:47 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:11 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:34 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:57 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:21 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:44 – 16:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:07 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:31 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:07 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:44 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:21 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:57 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:34 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:11 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:47 – 06:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -33.8688°

Longitude: 151.2093°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873541.27
Julian Day	2462006.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2531°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	34.38°

🪷 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 (24.2531°), declination 11.31°, 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: 2028-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)