पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 5, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।
"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.50'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.51°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra347.53°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.84°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha226.77°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.95°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra256.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani181.82°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:31 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:19 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:56 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 38 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 21 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta19:19 – 19:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:31 – 20:07
Amṛta Kāla19:16 – 21:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:42 – 08:32
Yamaganda10:22 – 12:12
Gulika Kāla14:01 – 15:51
Varjyam05:29 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:53 – 06:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:42 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:32 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:22 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:12 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:01 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:51 – 17:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:41 – 19:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:31 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:41 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:51 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:01 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:12 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:22 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:32 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:42 – 04:53 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867435.27
Julian Day2455900.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0196°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)116.98°
🪷 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 (24.0196°), declination -22.30°, EoT 8.56 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: 2011-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)