पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · June 20, 2017 CE

Also observed today

एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mithuna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।

"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	64.83°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra	7.73°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	75.83°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	62.61°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	168.90°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शुक्र Śukra	19.58°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शनि Śani	239.91°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:35 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:08 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:21 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:08 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:58 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 32 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 27 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	06:19 – 06:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:47 – 07:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:02 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:57 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:08 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla	16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:02 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:45 – 15:56
Yamaganda	09:58 – 11:10
Gulika Kāla	12:21 – 13:33
Varjyam	07:59 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta	09:49 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	07:35 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:47 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:58 – 11:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	11:10 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:21 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:33 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:45 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:56 – 17:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:08 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:56 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:45 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:33 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:21 – 02:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	02:10 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:58 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:47 – 07:35 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869459.27
Julian Day	2457924.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0970°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	305.86°

🪷 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 (24.0970°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.24 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: 2017-06-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)