पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 19, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।
"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya212.32°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra127.55°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.66°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha234.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati8.44°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra236.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani180.17°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:58 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:56 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:14 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:32 – 10:19
Yamaganda13:53 – 15:40
Gulika Kāla04:58 – 06:45
Varjyam05:34 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:58 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:45 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:32 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:19 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 13:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:53 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:40 – 17:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:27 – 19:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:14 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:27 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:40 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:53 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:19 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:32 – 03:45 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:45 – 04:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867419.27
Julian Day2455884.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0190°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)278.57°
🪷 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 (24.0190°), declination -19.33°, EoT 13.96 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: 2011-11-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)