पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 14, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.28 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत्।असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह।।17.28।।
"17.28 Whatsoever is done without faith, whether it be sacrifice, austerity or gift or anything else, as called Asat' (meaning Unreal') for it is the negation of Sat,' O Arjuna! Such an act has no significance, here or hereafter."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.28'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.68°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra286.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.70°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha235.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati245.63°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra195.89°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani134.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:38 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:31 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:31 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:26 – 19:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:38 – 20:15
Amṛta Kāla19:23 – 21:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:25 – 12:16
Yamaganda15:57 – 17:47
Gulika Kāla06:44 – 08:34
Varjyam05:30 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
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 Chala04:53 – 06:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:44 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:34 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:25 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:06 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:57 – 17:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:47 – 19:38 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:38 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:47 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:57 – 23:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:06 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:25 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:34 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:44 – 04:53 (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)1865983.27
Julian Day2454448.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9641°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.36°
🪷 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 (23.9641°), declination -23.17°, EoT 4.64 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: 2007-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)