पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · September 14, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.5 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्।

जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्।।7.5।।
"7.5 This is My inferior Nature; but distinct from this, O Valiant One, know thou that my Superior Nature is the very Life which sustains the universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.5'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya147.10°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra32.93°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.83°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha172.08°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.00°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra136.08°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani204.69°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:39 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:38 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:40 – 18:08
Yamaganda12:15 – 13:43
Gulika Kāla15:12 – 16:40
Varjyam06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:22 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:50 – 09:18 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:18 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:47 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:15 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:43 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:12 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:40 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:08 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:40 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:12 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:43 – 00:15 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:15 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:47 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:18 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:50 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868449.27
Julian Day2456914.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0584°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.22°
🪷 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 (24.0584°), declination 3.50°, EoT 5.13 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: 2014-09-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)