पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 29, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.36 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।

वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।6.36।।
"6.36 It is not possible to attain Self-Realisation if a man does not know how to control himself; but for him who, striving by proper means, learns such control, it is possible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.59°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra169.64°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.44°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha149.12°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati104.76°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra116.31°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani203.56°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:33 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:13 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:21
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:32
Gulika Kāla08:10 – 09:33
Varjyam07:14 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:46 – 08:10 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:10 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:33 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:21 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:32 – 17:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:55 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:32 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:21 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:33 – 05:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:10 – 06:46 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868433.27
Julian Day2456898.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0578°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.04°
🪷 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 (24.0578°), declination 9.44°, EoT -0.50 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: 2014-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)