पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 16, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.64 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्।।18.64।।
"18.64 Only listen once more to My last word, the deepest secret of all; thou art My beloved, thou are My friend, and I speak for thy welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.64's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.76°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra57.64°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.54°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha284.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra273.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani131.68°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:19 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:28 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:00 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:13 – 10:54
Yamaganda14:16 – 15:57
Gulika Kāla05:50 – 07:31
Varjyam06:24 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:50 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:31 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:13 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:54 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:35 – 14:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:16 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:57 – 17:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:38 – 19:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:19 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:38 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:57 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:16 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:35 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:54 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:13 – 04:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:31 – 05:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866047.27
Julian Day2454512.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9665°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)115.35°
🪷 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 (23.9665°), declination -12.60°, EoT -14.54 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: 2008-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)