पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 5, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.28 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव

दानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम्।

अत्येति तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वा

योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम्।।8.28।।
"8.28 The sage who knows this passes beyond all merit that comes from the study of the scriptures, from sacrifice, from austerities and charity, and reaches the Supreme Primeval Abode."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra120.27°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala259.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha208.54°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati46.60°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra201.90°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani192.75°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:31 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:35 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:16 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 38 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 21 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:19 – 19:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:31 – 20:08
Amṛta Kāla19:16 – 21:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 14:01
Yamaganda06:42 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 12:12
Varjyam05:29 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:52 – 06:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:42 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:32 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:12 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:01 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:51 – 17:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:41 – 19:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:31 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:41 – 21:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:51 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:01 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:12 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:32 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:42 – 04:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867801.27
Julian Day2456266.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0336°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)254.99°
🪷 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 (24.0336°), declination -22.39°, 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: 2012-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)