पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 21, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।
"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.12°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra303.56°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.26°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha119.98°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.43°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra160.97°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani192.04°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:39 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:03 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 13:44
Yamaganda08:18 – 09:40
Gulika Kāla11:01 – 12:23
Varjyam07:24 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:57 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:18 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:40 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:01 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:44 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:27 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:49 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:27 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:44 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:01 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:40 – 05:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:18 – 06:57 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868060.27
Julian Day2456525.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0435°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)180.86°
🪷 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 12.11°, EoT -2.80 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: 2013-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)