पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 10, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.6 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान्।

सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः।।1.6।।
"1.6 Yudhamanyu, Uttamouja, Soubhadra and the sons of Droupadi, famous men." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya203.24°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra184.53°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.00°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha198.37°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra157.23°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani220.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:12 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:27 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:34 – 17:19
Yamaganda08:35 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:49
Varjyam05:40 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:05 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:50 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:35 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:20 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:49 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:34 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:19 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:04 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:19 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:34 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:49 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:20 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:35 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:50 – 05:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°
Longitude: 144.9631°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868871.27
Julian Day2457336.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0745°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.56°
🪷 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 (24.0745°), declination -17.00°, EoT 15.74 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: 2015-11-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)