पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · September 20, 2011 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।

"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1418

Malayalam Era: 1187

Nanakshahi: 542

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	152.73°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	56.72°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	96.37°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	145.00°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	15.52°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	161.98°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शनि Śani	173.03°	Kanyā	Hasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:13 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:13 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:03 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:35 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 00 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 59 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:37 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:13 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:13 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla	17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:13 – 16:43
Yamaganda	09:13 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla	12:13 – 13:43
Varjyam	06:43 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	09:01 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Roga	06:13 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:43 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:13 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:43 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:13 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:43 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:13 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:43 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:13 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:43 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:13 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:43 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:13 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:43 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:13 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:43 – 06:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867359.27
Julian Day	2455824.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0167°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	267.94°

🪷 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 (24.0167°), declination 1.29°, EoT 7.35 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: 2011-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)