पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 20, 2013 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।

"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.1'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	123.16°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	288.84°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	90.61°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	117.96°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	77.24°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	159.79°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	191.97°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:58 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:48 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:23 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:28 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:24 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 49 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 10 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:32 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:04 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:02 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:48 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla	17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:02 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:06 – 16:27
Yamaganda	09:41 – 11:02
Gulika Kāla	12:23 – 13:44
Varjyam	07:25 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta	09:30 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:58 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:19 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:41 – 11:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	11:02 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:23 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:44 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:06 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:27 – 17:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:48 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:27 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:06 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:44 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:23 – 02:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	02:02 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:41 – 05:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:19 – 06:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868059.27
Julian Day	2456524.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0435°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	167.49°

🪷 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 (24.0435°), declination 12.44°, EoT -3.05 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: 2013-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)