पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 10, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.7 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते।।1.7।।
"1.7 Further, take note of all those captains who have ranged themselves on our side, O best of Spiritual Guides! The leaders of my army. I will name them for you." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.7'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya234.09°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra329.17°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.87°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha223.26°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.10°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra272.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani203.83°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:35 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:23 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:45 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:23 – 19:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:35 – 20:12
Amṛta Kāla19:20 – 21:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:54 – 17:45
Yamaganda08:33 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla12:14 – 14:04
Varjyam05:29 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:52 – 06:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:43 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:33 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:14 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:04 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:54 – 17:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:45 – 19:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:35 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:45 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:54 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:04 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:14 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:33 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:43 – 04:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868171.27
Julian Day2456636.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0477°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.12°
🪷 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 (24.0477°), declination -22.91°, EoT 6.43 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: 2013-12-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)