पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · October 12, 2013 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.26 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।

"18.26 But when a man has no sentiment and no personal vanity, when he possesses courage and confidence, cares not whether he succeeds or fails, then his action arises from Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	174.83°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	265.95°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	123.74°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	199.81°	Tulā	Svātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	84.78°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	220.52°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शनि Śani	196.92°	Tulā	Svātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:39 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:54 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:27 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 54 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 05 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:55 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:15 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:52 – 10:29
Yamaganda	13:43 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla	05:39 – 07:15
Varjyam	06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:39 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:15 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:52 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:29 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:06 – 13:43 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:43 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:20 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:56 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:33 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:56 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:20 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:43 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:06 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:29 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:52 – 04:15 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:15 – 05:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868112.27
Julian Day	2456577.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0455°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	90.81°

🪷 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 (24.0455°), declination -7.39°, EoT 14.22 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: 2013-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)