पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 31, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.43 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.43।।
"18.43 Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.74°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra242.27°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.24°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha126.12°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.40°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra101.46°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani236.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:12 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:56 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:44 – 15:09
Yamaganda06:43 – 08:07
Gulika Kāla09:31 – 10:56
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:43 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:07 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:31 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:56 – 12:20 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:20 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:44 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:09 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:33 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:57 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:33 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:09 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:44 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:20 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:56 – 03:31 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:31 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:07 – 06:43 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869531.27
Julian Day2457996.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0998°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.19°
🪷 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 (24.0998°), declination 8.63°, EoT 0.15 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: 2017-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)