पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 5, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.31 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव।

न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे।।1.31।।
"1.31 The omens are adverse; what good can come from the slaughter of my people on this battlefield?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra157.14°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.85°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha237.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra185.56°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani223.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:31 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:22 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:31 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 38 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 21 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta19:19 – 19:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:31 – 20:07
Amṛta Kāla19:16 – 21:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:32 – 10:22
Yamaganda14:01 – 15:51
Gulika Kāla04:53 – 06:42
Varjyam05:29 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:53 – 06:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:42 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:32 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:12 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:01 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:51 – 17:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:41 – 19:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:31 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:41 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:51 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:01 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:12 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:32 – 03:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:42 – 04:53 (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)1868896.27
Julian Day2457361.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0755°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)287.46°
🪷 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 (24.0755°), declination -22.30°, EoT 8.56 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: 2015-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)