पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 2, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.64°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra172.61°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.45°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha98.02°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati98.92°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra83.25°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani202.47°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:31 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:17 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:53 – 11:09
Yamaganda13:43 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla07:19 – 08:36
Varjyam07:45 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:19 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:36 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:53 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:09 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:26 – 13:43 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:43 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:59 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:16 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:33 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:16 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:59 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:43 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:26 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:09 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:53 – 05:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:36 – 07:19 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868406.27
Julian Day2456871.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0567°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.11°
🪷 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 (24.0567°), declination 17.82°, EoT -5.95 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: 2014-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)