पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 19, 2013 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।

"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	122.19°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	274.00°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	89.96°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	115.94°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	77.05°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	158.60°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	191.91°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:00 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:47 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:23 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:20 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:42 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 47 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 12 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:33 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:06 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:02 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:47 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla	17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:02 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:21 – 09:42
Yamaganda	11:02 – 12:23
Gulika Kāla	13:44 – 15:05
Varjyam	07:27 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta	09:31 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	07:00 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:21 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:42 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	11:02 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:23 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:44 – 15:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:05 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:26 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:47 – 19:26 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:26 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:05 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:44 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:23 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	02:02 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:42 – 05:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:21 – 07:00 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868058.27
Julian Day	2456523.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0434°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	153.98°

🪷 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 (24.0434°), declination 12.77°, EoT -3.29 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: 2013-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)