पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · September 9, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya142.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra284.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.56°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha125.55°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.08°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra148.32°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani171.77°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:42 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:47 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:50 – 12:17
Yamaganda15:10 – 16:37
Gulika Kāla07:57 – 09:23
Varjyam06:59 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Chala06:30 – 07:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:57 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:50 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:17 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:10 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:37 – 18:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:04 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:37 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:10 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:17 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:50 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:57 – 06:30 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867348.27
Julian Day2455813.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0163°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)141.24°
🪷 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 (24.0163°), declination 5.51°, EoT 3.28 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: 2011-09-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)