पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 7, 2011 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।

"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1418

Malayalam Era: 1187

Nanakshahi: 542

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	110.21°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	207.75°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	68.21°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	126.45°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	15.37°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	107.45°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शनि Śani	168.55°	Kanyā	Hasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:14 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:37 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:26 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:53 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:58 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 22 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 37 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:52 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:23 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:05 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:37 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:05 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:19 – 17:37
Yamaganda	12:26 – 13:43
Gulika Kāla	15:01 – 16:19
Varjyam	07:40 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta	09:40 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	07:14 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:32 – 09:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:50 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	11:08 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:26 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:43 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:01 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:19 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:37 – 19:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:19 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:01 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:43 – 00:26 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:26 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	02:08 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:50 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:32 – 07:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867315.27
Julian Day	2455780.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0150°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.90°

🪷 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 (24.0150°), declination 16.56°, EoT -5.48 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: 2011-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)