पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 13, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.6 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्।

तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः।।8.6।।
"8.6 On whatever sphere of being the mind of a man may be intent at the time of death, thither he will go." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya207.03°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra194.56°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.78°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha217.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra174.70°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani190.27°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:26 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:04 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:09 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:51 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:36 – 17:22
Yamaganda08:33 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla12:05 – 13:51
Varjyam05:37 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 Roga05:02 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:48 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:33 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:19 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:05 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:51 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:36 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:22 – 19:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:08 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:22 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:36 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:51 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:05 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:19 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:33 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:48 – 05:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867779.27
Julian Day2456244.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0327°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.48°
🪷 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 (24.0327°), declination -18.02°, EoT 15.26 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: 2012-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)