पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 23, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: सुब्रह्मण्य षष्ठी — Subrahmaṇya Ṣaṣṭhī
Worship of Kārttikeya as Subrahmaṇya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.1 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः।

स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः।।6.1।।
"6.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: He who acts because it is his duty, not thinking of the consequences, is really spiritual and a true ascetic; and not he who merely observes rituals or who shuns all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.29°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra196.07°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala185.42°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha109.52°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra80.50°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani181.15°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:11 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:52 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:45 – 15:07
Yamaganda06:54 – 08:16
Gulika Kāla09:38 – 11:00
Varjyam07:21 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Śubha06:54 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:16 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:38 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:00 – 12:22 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:22 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:45 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:07 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:29 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:51 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:29 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:07 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:45 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:22 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:00 – 03:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:38 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:16 – 06:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867697.27
Julian Day2456162.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0296°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.02°
🪷 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 (24.0296°), declination 11.36°, EoT -2.27 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: 2012-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)