पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 4, 2014 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.28 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।

संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि।।9.28।।
"9.28 So shall thy action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation thou shalt come to Me and be free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.28'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya227.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra17.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha225.04°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.76°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra237.41°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani213.47°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:30 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:55 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:24 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 37 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 22 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:56 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta19:18 – 19:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:30 – 20:06
Amṛta Kāla19:15 – 21:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:01 – 15:51
Yamaganda04:53 – 06:42
Gulika Kāla08:32 – 10:22
Varjyam05:29 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:53 – 06:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:42 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:32 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:22 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:11 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:01 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:51 – 17:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:40 – 19:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:30 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:40 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:51 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:01 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:11 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:22 – 02:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:32 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:42 – 04:53 (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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868530.27
Julian Day2456995.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0615°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.64°
🪷 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 (24.0615°), declination -22.20°, EoT 8.96 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: 2014-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)