पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · October 19, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.12 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।

राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।
"9.12 Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile; they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.00°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra42.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala260.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha175.73°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati163.86°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra216.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani228.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:58 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:30 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:32 – 13:09
Yamaganda06:44 – 08:20
Gulika Kāla09:56 – 11:32
Varjyam05:39 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:07 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:44 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:20 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:56 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:32 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:09 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:45 – 16:21 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:21 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:57 – 19:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:21 – 20:45 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:45 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:09 – 23:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:32 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:56 – 02:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:20 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:44 – 05:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -27.4698°
Longitude: 153.0251°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869215.27
Julian Day2457680.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0877°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.75°
🪷 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 (24.0877°), declination -10.07°, EoT 15.55 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: 2016-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)