पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 6, 2013 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.3 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्।

व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता।।1.3।।
"1.3 Revered Father! Behold this mighty host of the Pandavas, paraded by the son of King Drupada, thy wise disciple." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya230.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra272.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.81°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha217.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.49°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra270.22°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani203.39°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:32 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:49 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:14 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 39 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 20 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:20 – 19:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:32 – 20:08
Amṛta Kāla19:17 – 21:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 12:12
Yamaganda15:52 – 17:42
Gulika Kāla06:42 – 08:32
Varjyam05:29 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:52 – 06:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:42 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:32 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:02 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:52 – 17:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:42 – 19:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:32 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:42 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:52 – 23:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:02 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:32 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:42 – 04:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868167.27
Julian Day2456632.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0476°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.40°
🪷 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 (24.0476°), declination -22.49°, EoT 8.14 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: 2013-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)