पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 13, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.23°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra346.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala139.29°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha98.61°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati197.78°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra96.22°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani111.45°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:54 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:35 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:23 – 17:42
Yamaganda12:25 – 13:44
Gulika Kāla15:03 – 16:23
Varjyam07:34 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:07 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:27 – 09:46 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:46 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:05 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:25 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:44 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:03 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:23 – 17:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:42 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:23 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:03 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:44 – 00:25 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:25 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:05 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:46 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:27 – 07:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°
Longitude: 144.9631°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865495.27
Julian Day2453960.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9454°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)227.11°
🪷 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 (23.9454°), declination 14.76°, EoT -4.56 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: 2006-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)