पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 12, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।
"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.17'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.47°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra175.39°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.41°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha102.11°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.68°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra150.30°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani191.49°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:58 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:51 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 09:47
Yamaganda11:06 – 12:25
Gulika Kāla13:44 – 15:03
Varjyam07:35 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:08 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:27 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:47 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:06 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:25 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:44 – 15:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:03 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:22 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:41 – 19:22 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:22 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:03 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:44 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:25 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:06 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:47 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:27 – 07:08 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868051.27
Julian Day2456516.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0432°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)62.30°
🪷 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 (24.0432°), declination 14.97°, EoT -4.74 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: 2013-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)