पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · October 20, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.13 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।

भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
"9.13 But the Great Souls, O Arjuna! Filled with My Divine Spirit, they worship Me, they fix their minds on Me and on Me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable Source of being." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.00°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra57.23°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala261.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha177.44°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati164.07°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra217.82°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani228.92°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:56 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:27 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:44 – 15:23
Yamaganda05:27 – 07:07
Gulika Kāla08:46 – 10:25
Varjyam06:00 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:27 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:07 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:46 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:25 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:44 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:23 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:02 – 18:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:42 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:02 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:23 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:44 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:25 – 02:46 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:46 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:07 – 05:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869216.27
Julian Day2457681.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0877°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.11°
🪷 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 (24.0877°), declination -10.43°, EoT 15.70 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: 2016-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)