पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · October 1, 2011 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.13 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते।।17.13।।

"17.13 Sacrifice that is contrary to scriptural command, that is unaccompanied by prayers or gifts of food or money, and is without faith - that is the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	163.51°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	213.74°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	103.01°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	165.01°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	14.60°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	175.65°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शनि Śani	174.34°	Kanyā	Citrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:22 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:38 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:16 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:53 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:02 – 10:36
Yamaganda	13:42 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla	05:55 – 07:29
Varjyam	06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:55 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:29 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:02 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:36 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:09 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:42 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:16 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:49 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:22 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:49 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:16 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:42 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:09 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:36 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:02 – 04:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:29 – 05:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867370.27
Julian Day	2455835.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0171°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.33°

🪷 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 (24.0171°), declination -2.99°, EoT 11.17 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: 2011-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)