पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 15, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.41 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः।

स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः।।1.41।।
"1.41 When irreligion spreads, the women of the house begin to stray; when they lose their purity, adulteration of the stock follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.76°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra169.53°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.29°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha228.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati193.34°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra195.16°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani241.75°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:09 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:48 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 09 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 50 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:07 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:50 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:05 – 13:51
Yamaganda06:47 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla10:19 – 12:05
Varjyam05:36 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:01 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:47 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:33 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:19 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:05 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:38 – 17:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:24 – 19:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:10 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:24 – 21:38 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:38 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:05 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:19 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:33 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:47 – 05:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869607.27
Julian Day2458072.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1027°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.01°
🪷 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 (24.1027°), declination -18.49°, EoT 14.88 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: 2017-11-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)