पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 10, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.77°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra195.75°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.74°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha140.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati149.09°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra131.11°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani225.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:03 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:43 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:25 – 13:44
Yamaganda08:29 – 09:48
Gulika Kāla11:07 – 12:25
Varjyam07:37 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:10 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:29 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:48 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:07 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:25 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:44 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:03 – 16:21 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:21 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:40 – 19:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:21 – 21:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:03 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:44 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:25 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:07 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:48 – 05:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:29 – 07:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869145.27
Julian Day2457610.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0850°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)83.88°
🪷 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 (24.0850°), declination 15.48°, EoT -5.06 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: 2016-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)