पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · October 30, 2013 CE

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एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।

"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	192.73°	Tulā	Svātī P2
चन्द्र Candra	136.98°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	134.37°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	199.11°	Tulā	Svātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	85.76°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	239.53°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	199.03°	Tulā	Svātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:15 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:52 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:41 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:00 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 36 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 23 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:27 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:07 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla	18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:04 – 13:46
Yamaganda	06:57 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla	10:22 – 12:04
Varjyam	05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:15 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:57 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:40 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:22 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:04 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:46 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:28 – 17:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:10 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:52 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:10 – 21:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:28 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:46 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:04 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:22 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:40 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:57 – 05:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868130.27
Julian Day	2456595.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0462°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	304.97°

🪷 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 (24.0462°), declination -13.78°, EoT 16.45 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: 2013-10-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)