पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · July 23, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।
"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya95.84°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra173.41°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.69°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha94.74°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.07°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra126.37°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:12 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:01 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 56 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 03 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:08 – 06:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:38 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:41 – 14:55
Yamaganda07:28 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla09:57 – 11:12
Varjyam07:53 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:28 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:42 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:57 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:12 – 12:26 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:26 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:55 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:10 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:25 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:10 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:55 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:26 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:12 – 03:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:57 – 05:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:42 – 07:28 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868761.27
Julian Day2457226.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0703°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)80.65°
🪷 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 (24.0703°), declination 20.17°, EoT -6.13 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: 2015-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)