पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 23, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.38'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya216.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra185.28°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.55°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha236.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati8.01°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra241.50°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani180.60°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:24 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:41 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 22 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 37 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:01 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:54
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:07 – 13:55
Yamaganda06:44 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 12:07
Varjyam05:32 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:56 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:44 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:32 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:07 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:55 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:43 – 17:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:31 – 19:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:18 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:31 – 21:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:43 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:55 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:07 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:32 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:44 – 04:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867423.27
Julian Day2455888.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0191°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)331.00°
🪷 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 (24.0191°), declination -20.23°, EoT 12.85 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: 2011-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)