पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · October 15, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.83°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra136.30°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.06°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha163.30°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra156.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani154.10°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:40 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:58 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:43 – 15:21
Yamaganda05:34 – 07:12
Gulika Kāla08:50 – 10:28
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:34 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:12 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:50 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:28 – 12:05 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:05 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:43 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:21 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:58 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:36 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:58 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:21 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:43 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:05 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:28 – 02:50 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:50 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:12 – 05:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866654.27
Julian Day2455119.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9897°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.08°
🪷 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 (23.9897°), declination -8.50°, EoT 14.86 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: 2009-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)