पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 21, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya214.32°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra327.40°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala160.59°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha215.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra169.44°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani222.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:26 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:53 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 19 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 40 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:46 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:32 – 10:19
Yamaganda13:54 – 15:42
Gulika Kāla04:57 – 06:45
Varjyam05:33 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:57 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:45 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:32 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:19 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:07 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:54 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:42 – 17:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:29 – 19:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:16 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:29 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:42 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:54 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:07 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:19 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:32 – 03:45 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:45 – 04:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868882.27
Julian Day2457347.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0749°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)115.77°
🪷 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 (24.0749°), declination -19.80°, EoT 13.43 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: 2015-11-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)