पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 6, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कार्तिक पूर्णिमा — Kārtika Pūrṇimā / Tripurī Pūrṇimā
Day Mahābhārata war began (4 Oct 3138 BCE). Śiva destroyed Tripurāsura.
Historical anchor: Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (Kurukṣetra) — -3137-10-04 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.28 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव

दानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम्।

अत्येति तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वा

योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम्।।8.28।।
"8.28 The sage who knows this passes beyond all merit that comes from the study of the scriptures, from sacrifice, from austerities and charity, and reaches the Supreme Primeval Abode."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya199.48°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra8.04°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala253.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha181.55°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.13°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra202.27°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani210.15°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:54 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:43 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:48 – 15:32
Yamaganda05:08 – 06:52
Gulika Kāla08:36 – 10:20
Varjyam05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Śubha05:08 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:52 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:36 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:20 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:48 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:32 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:16 – 19:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:00 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:16 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:32 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:48 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:20 – 02:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:36 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:52 – 05:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868502.27
Julian Day2456967.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0604°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)170.39°
🪷 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 (24.0604°), declination -15.90°, EoT 16.19 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: 2014-11-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)