पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 10, 2013 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।

"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	203.75°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	291.10°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	140.68°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	188.33°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	85.85°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	250.28°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
शनि Śani	200.35°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:04 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:04 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:58 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:49 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 59 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 00 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:12 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:54 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:24 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:04 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla	18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:19 – 19:04
Yamaganda	12:04 – 13:49
Gulika Kāla	15:34 – 17:19
Varjyam	05:39 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
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 Udveg	05:04 – 06:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:49 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:34 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:19 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:04 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:49 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:34 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:19 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:04 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:19 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:34 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:49 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:04 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:19 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:34 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:49 – 05:04 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868141.27
Julian Day	2456606.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0466°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.28°

🪷 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 (24.0466°), declination -17.14°, EoT 15.74 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: 2013-11-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)