पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · September 12, 2014 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 7.3 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga

मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये।

यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।।7.3।।

"7.3 Among thousands of men scarcely one strives for perfection, and even amongst those who gain occult powers, perchance but one knows me in truth." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 7.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	145.16°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	5.71°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	214.50°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
बुध Budha	169.52°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	107.61°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	133.61°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	204.53°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:25 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:07 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:16 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:31 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:25 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 41 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 18 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:51 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:26 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:52 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:07 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla	17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:52 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:48 – 12:16
Yamaganda	15:11 – 16:39
Gulika Kāla	07:53 – 09:20
Varjyam	06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta	09:09 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:25 – 07:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:53 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:20 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:48 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:16 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:44 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:11 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:39 – 18:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:07 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:39 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:11 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:44 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:16 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:48 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:20 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:53 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868447.27
Julian Day	2456912.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0583°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	219.60°

🪷 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 (24.0583°), declination 4.27°, EoT 4.38 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: 2014-09-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)