पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 3, 2011 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.48 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत्।सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृताः।।18.48।।

"18.48 The duty that of itself falls to one's lot should not be abandoned, though it may have its defects. All acts are marred by defects, as fire is obscured by smoke." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.48's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	226.49°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	323.64°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	136.00°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	229.56°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	7.10°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra	253.90°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	181.63°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:53 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:29 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:21 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:58 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 35 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 24 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:56 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:40 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:37 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:17 – 19:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:29 – 20:05
Amṛta Kāla	19:14 – 20:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:32 – 10:21
Yamaganda	14:00 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla	04:53 – 06:42
Varjyam	05:29 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta	08:17 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · 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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	04:53 – 06:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:42 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:32 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:21 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:11 – 14:00 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	14:00 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:50 – 17:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:39 – 19:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	19:29 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:39 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:50 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	23:00 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:11 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:21 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:32 – 03:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:42 – 04:53 (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 Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867433.27
Julian Day	2455898.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0195°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.16°

🪷 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 (24.0195°), declination -22.02°, EoT 9.36 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: 2011-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)