पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · July 23, 2017 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 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।
"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.30°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra91.16°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.30°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha122.18°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.42°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra55.81°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani237.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:12 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:59 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 57 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 02 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:08 – 06:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:38 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:10 – 17:25
Yamaganda12:26 – 13:41
Gulika Kāla14:56 – 16:10
Varjyam07:52 – 08:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:27 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:42 – 09:57 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:57 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:12 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:26 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:41 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:56 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:10 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:25 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:10 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:56 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:41 – 00:26 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:26 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:12 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:57 – 05:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:42 – 07:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869492.27
Julian Day2457957.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0983°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)356.14°
🪷 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 (24.0983°), declination 20.06°, EoT -6.13 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: 2017-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)