पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · October 21, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.73°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra198.04°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.52°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha191.54°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati187.89°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra163.91°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani239.39°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:09 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:54 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:45 – 10:25
Yamaganda13:44 – 15:23
Gulika Kāla05:26 – 07:06
Varjyam05:59 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:26 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:06 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:45 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:25 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:44 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:23 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:03 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:42 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:03 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:23 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:44 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:25 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:45 – 04:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:06 – 05:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869582.27
Julian Day2458047.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.73°
🪷 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 (24.1017°), declination -10.70°, EoT 15.83 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: 2017-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)