पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 20, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वट सावित्री अमावस्या — Vaṭa Sāvitrī Amāvasyā
Sāvitrī's redemption of Satyavān from Yama; pati-vrata observance.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.20 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः।

लोकसंग्रहमेवापि संपश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि।।3.20।।
"3.20 King Janaka and others attained perfection through action alone. Even for the sake of enlightening the world, it is thy duty to act;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.41°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra25.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.10°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha26.25°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati30.46°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra59.49°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani179.54°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:29 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:42 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 57 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 02 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:01 – 17:15
Yamaganda12:17 – 13:31
Gulika Kāla14:46 – 16:01
Varjyam07:43 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:18 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:32 – 09:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:47 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:02 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:17 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:31 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:46 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:01 – 17:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:15 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:01 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:46 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:31 – 00:17 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:17 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:02 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:47 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:32 – 07:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867602.27
Julian Day2456067.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0260°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)349.82°
🪷 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 (24.0260°), declination 20.03°, EoT 3.60 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: 2012-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)