पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 2, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.77 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः।

विस्मयो मे महान् राजन् हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः।।18.77।।
"18.77 As memory recalls again and again the exceeding beauty of the Lord, I am filled with amazement and happiness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.77's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.97°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra212.66°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.72°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha210.99°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.83°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra267.91°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani202.94°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:28 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:10 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:24 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 35 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 24 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:56 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:40 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta19:16 – 19:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:28 – 20:05
Amṛta Kāla19:13 – 20:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:42 – 08:32
Yamaganda10:21 – 12:10
Gulika Kāla14:00 – 15:49
Varjyam05:29 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:53 – 06:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:42 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:32 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:21 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:10 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:00 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:49 – 17:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:39 – 19:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:28 – 20:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:39 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:49 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:00 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:10 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:21 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:32 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:42 – 04:53 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°
Longitude: 144.9631°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868163.27
Julian Day2456628.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0474°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.15°
🪷 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 (24.0474°), declination -21.95°, EoT 9.75 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: 2013-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)