पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · September 23, 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 8.14 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।

तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।
"8.14 To him who thinks constantly of Me, and of nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, am I ever accessible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.14'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.36°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra61.52°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.98°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha140.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati158.26°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra184.98°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani226.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:07 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:37 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:41 – 12:12
Yamaganda15:14 – 16:45
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 09:09
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:07 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:09 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:41 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:43 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:14 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:45 – 18:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:16 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:45 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:14 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:43 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:41 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:09 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 06:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869189.27
Julian Day2457654.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0867°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.40°
🪷 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 (24.0867°), declination -0.18°, EoT 8.44 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: 2016-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)