पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 15, 2015 CE

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वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.41 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः।

स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः।।1.41।।

"1.41 When irreligion spreads, the women of the house begin to stray; when they lose their purity, adulteration of the stock follows." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.41'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	238.65°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	282.69°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	174.66°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
बुध Budha	253.34°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	147.51°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	197.36°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शनि Śani	224.92°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:53 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:39 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:16 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:08 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:16 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 45 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 14 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:55 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:39 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:44 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:27 – 19:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:39 – 20:16
Amṛta Kāla	19:24 – 21:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:57 – 17:48
Yamaganda	08:35 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla	12:16 – 14:07
Varjyam	05:30 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:53 – 06:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:44 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:35 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:25 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:16 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	14:07 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:57 – 17:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:48 – 19:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:39 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:48 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:57 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	23:07 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:16 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:25 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:35 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:44 – 04:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868906.27
Julian Day	2457371.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0759°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	44.17°

🪷 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 (24.0759°), declination -23.24°, EoT 4.18 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: 2015-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)