पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 7, 2013 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।

"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	110.67°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	112.11°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.13°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	93.36°	Karka	Puṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	74.67°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	144.35°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	191.24°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:14 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:37 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:26 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:20 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:43 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 23 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 36 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:51 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:22 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:05 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:37 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:05 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:26 – 13:44
Yamaganda	08:32 – 09:50
Gulika Kāla	11:08 – 12:26
Varjyam	07:40 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta	09:39 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	07:14 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:32 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:50 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	11:08 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:26 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:44 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:01 – 16:19 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:19 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:37 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:19 – 21:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:01 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:44 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:26 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	02:08 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:50 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:32 – 07:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868046.27
Julian Day	2456511.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0430°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	1.85°

🪷 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 (24.0430°), declination 16.42°, EoT -5.48 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: 2013-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)