पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · June 24, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.17 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

उत्तमः पुरुषस्त्वन्यः परमात्मेत्युदाहृतः।यो लोकत्रयमाविश्य बिभर्त्यव्यय ईश्वरः।।15.17।।

"15.17 But higher than all am I, the Supreme God, the Absolute Self, the Eternal Lord, Who pervades the worlds and upholds them all." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	68.18°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	153.65°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	65.37°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	45.51°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	115.47°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	112.00°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	215.17°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:36 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:22 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:04 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:04 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 32 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 27 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	06:20 – 06:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:48 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:03 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:58 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:03 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:22 – 13:34
Yamaganda	08:47 – 09:59
Gulika Kāla	11:11 – 12:22
Varjyam	08:00 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta	09:50 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	07:36 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:47 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:59 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	11:11 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:22 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:34 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:45 – 15:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:57 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:09 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:57 – 20:45 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:45 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:34 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:22 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	02:11 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:59 – 05:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:47 – 07:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868732.27
Julian Day	2457197.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0692°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	86.86°

🪷 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 (24.0692°), declination 23.42°, EoT -2.08 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: 2015-06-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)