पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · September 8, 2013 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।

"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.20'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	141.52°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	172.17°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	102.76°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	153.58°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	80.58°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	182.06°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शनि Śani	193.44°	Tulā	Svātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:31 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:04 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:17 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:57 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:43 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 33 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 26 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:58 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:33 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:54 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:04 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla	17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:54 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:37 – 18:04
Yamaganda	12:17 – 13:44
Gulika Kāla	15:10 – 16:37
Varjyam	07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:31 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:57 – 09:24 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:24 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:51 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:17 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:44 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:10 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:37 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:04 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:37 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:10 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:44 – 00:17 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:17 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:51 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:24 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:57 – 06:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868078.27
Julian Day	2456543.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0442°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	30.98°

🪷 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 (24.0442°), declination 5.69°, EoT 2.92 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: 2013-09-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)