पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 8, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।

"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	111.14°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	33.20°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	95.13°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	126.11°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	124.44°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	122.83°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	214.02°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:13 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:38 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:25 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:14 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:13 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 24 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 35 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:50 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:21 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:05 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:38 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla	17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:05 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:49 – 11:07
Yamaganda	13:44 – 15:02
Gulika Kāla	07:13 – 08:31
Varjyam	07:39 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta	09:39 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	07:13 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:31 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:49 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	11:07 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:25 – 13:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:44 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:02 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:20 – 17:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:38 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:20 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:02 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:44 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:25 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	02:07 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:49 – 05:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:31 – 07:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868777.27
Julian Day	2457242.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	280.00°

🪷 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 (24.0709°), declination 16.27°, EoT -5.35 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: 2015-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)