पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 10, 2007 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.24 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः।प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम्।।17.24।।

"17.24 Therefore all acts of sacrifice, gifts and austerities, prescribed by the scriptures, are always begun by those who understand the Spirit with the word Om." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit

Bengali Saṁvat: 1414

Malayalam Era: 1183

Nanakshahi: 538

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	233.62°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	237.11°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	74.09°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	229.25°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	244.72°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
शुक्र Śukra	191.17°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	134.34°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:52 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:35 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:14 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:07 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:49 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 42 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 17 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:55 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:39 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:41 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:23 – 19:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:35 – 20:12
Amṛta Kāla	19:20 – 21:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:43 – 08:33
Yamaganda	10:23 – 12:14
Gulika Kāla	14:04 – 15:54
Varjyam	05:29 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:52 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:43 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:33 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:23 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:14 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	14:04 – 15:54 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:54 – 17:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:45 – 19:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:35 – 20:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:45 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:54 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	23:04 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:14 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:23 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:33 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:43 – 04:52 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1865979.27
Julian Day	2454444.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9639°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	3.87°

🪷 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 (23.9639°), declination -22.86°, EoT 6.43 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: 2007-12-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)