पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 26, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.20 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा

यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते।

ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोक

मश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान्।।9.20।।
"9.20 Those who are versed in the scriptures, who drink the mystic Soma-juice and are purified from sin, but who while worshipping Me with sacrifices pray that I will lead them to heaven; they reach the holy world where lives the Controller of the Powers of Nature, and they enjoy …" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.20'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya219.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra265.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.81°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha212.39°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.54°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra227.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani212.53°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:22 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:53 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:27 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 27 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 32 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:59 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:42 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:22 – 19:58
Amṛta Kāla19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:08 – 13:57
Yamaganda06:43 – 08:31
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 12:08
Varjyam05:31 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:55 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:43 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:31 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:08 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:57 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:45 – 17:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:33 – 19:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:22 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:33 – 21:45 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:45 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:57 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:08 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:31 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:43 – 04:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868522.27
Julian Day2456987.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0612°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.18°
🪷 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 (24.0612°), declination -20.89°, EoT 11.91 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: 2014-11-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)