पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · September 17, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.50°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra333.75°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala239.19°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha142.73°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.96°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra177.66°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani226.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:21 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:33 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:15 – 10:45
Yamaganda13:43 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla06:16 – 07:46
Varjyam06:46 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:16 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:46 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:15 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:45 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 13:43 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:43 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:13 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:42 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:11 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:42 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:13 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:43 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:45 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:15 – 04:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:46 – 06:16 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869183.27
Julian Day2457648.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0864°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.98°
🪷 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 (24.0864°), declination 2.15°, EoT 6.24 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: 2016-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)