पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 24, 2014 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।

"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	217.61°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	236.96°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	267.28°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	209.22°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	117.45°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	224.86°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
शनि Śani	212.29°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:55 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:20 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:04 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:46 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 24 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 35 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:00 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:43 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:32 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:08 – 19:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:20 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla	19:05 – 20:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:43 – 08:32
Yamaganda	10:20 – 12:08
Gulika Kāla	13:56 – 15:44
Varjyam	05:31 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta	08:17 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:55 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:43 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:32 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:20 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:08 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:56 – 15:44 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:44 – 17:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:32 – 19:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:20 – 20:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:32 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:44 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:56 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:08 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:20 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:32 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:43 – 04:55 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868520.27
Julian Day	2456985.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0611°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	18.19°

🪷 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 (24.0611°), declination -20.49°, EoT 12.55 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: 2014-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)