पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · January 30, 2031 CE

Also observed today

भीष्माष्टमी · BhīṣmāṣṭamīPan-Hindu
पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.36 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति।।18.36।।

"18.36 Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day after day delivers one from misery," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1438

Malayalam Era: 1207

Nanakshahi: 562

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	285.64°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra	12.50°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	191.75°	Tulā	Svātī P2
बुध Budha	270.89°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	236.97°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	309.59°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani	37.57°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:15 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:02 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:31 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:21 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 47 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 12 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:24 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:06 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:27 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:02 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla	18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:52 – 15:36
Yamaganda	05:15 – 06:58
Gulika Kāla	08:42 – 10:25
Varjyam	05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Śubha	05:15 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:58 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:42 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:25 – 12:09 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:09 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:52 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:36 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:19 – 19:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	19:02 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:19 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:36 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:52 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:09 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:25 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:42 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:58 – 05:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -33.8688°

Longitude: 151.2093°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874431.27
Julian Day	2462896.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2872°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	84.74°

🪷 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 (24.2872°), declination -17.76°, EoT -13.36 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: 2031-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)