पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 16, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।
"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.33°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra276.93°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala78.36°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha192.10°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.43°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra163.73°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani133.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:00 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:27 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:45 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 10 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 49 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:07 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:49 – 05:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 12:05
Yamaganda15:38 – 17:24
Gulika Kāla06:47 – 08:33
Varjyam05:36 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:00 – 06:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:47 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:33 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:19 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:52 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:38 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:24 – 19:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:11 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:24 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:38 – 22:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:52 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:19 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:33 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:47 – 05:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865955.27
Julian Day2454420.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9630°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.43°
🪷 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 (23.9630°), declination -18.59°, EoT 14.67 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: 2007-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)