पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 14, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.11 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः।

भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
"1.11 Therefore in the rank and file, let stand firm in their posts, according to battalions; and all you generals about Bheeshma." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.11'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.15°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra20.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.88°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha229.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.67°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra273.56°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani204.26°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:38 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:35 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:57 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 45 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 14 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:26 – 19:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:38 – 20:15
Amṛta Kāla19:23 – 21:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:34 – 10:25
Yamaganda14:06 – 15:57
Gulika Kāla04:53 – 06:44
Varjyam05:30 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:53 – 06:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:44 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:34 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:25 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:16 – 14:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:06 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:57 – 17:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:47 – 19:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:38 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:47 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:57 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:06 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:16 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:25 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:34 – 03:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:44 – 04:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868175.27
Julian Day2456640.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0479°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)141.61°
🪷 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 (24.0479°), declination -23.21°, EoT 4.64 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: 2013-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)