पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 12, 2015 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.22 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।

"17.22 And that which is given at an unsuitable place or time or to one who is unworthy, or with disrespect or contempt - such a gift is the result of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.22'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	114.98°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	85.57°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	97.72°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	132.94°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	125.30°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	120.60°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	214.07°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:09 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:41 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:25 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:37 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:18 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 32 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 27 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:45 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:16 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:04 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:41 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla	17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:04 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:25 – 13:44
Yamaganda	08:28 – 09:47
Gulika Kāla	11:06 – 12:25
Varjyam	07:35 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta	09:36 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	07:09 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:28 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:47 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	11:06 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:25 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:44 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:03 – 16:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:22 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:41 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:22 – 21:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:03 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:44 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:25 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	02:06 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:47 – 05:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:28 – 07:09 (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 Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868781.27
Julian Day	2457246.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0711°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	330.30°

🪷 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 (24.0711°), declination 15.11°, EoT -4.74 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: 2015-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)