पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 20, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.1 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।

यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।11.1।।
"11.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! Thy words concerning the Supreme Secret of Self, given for my blessing, have dispelled the illusions which surrounded me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra61.06°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala319.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha324.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra298.24°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani197.23°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:23 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:54 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:34 – 14:14
Yamaganda07:35 – 09:15
Gulika Kāla10:55 – 12:34
Varjyam06:29 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:56 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:35 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:15 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:55 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:34 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:14 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:54 – 17:34 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:34 – 19:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:13 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:34 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:54 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:14 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:34 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:55 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:15 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:35 – 05:56 (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)1867878.27
Julian Day2456343.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0365°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)112.71°
🪷 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 (24.0365°), declination -10.92°, EoT -14.28 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: 2013-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)