पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 1, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.10 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः।।2.10।।
"2.10 Thereupon the Lord, with a gracious smile, addressed him who was so much depressed in the midst of the two armies." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya224.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra8.50°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.36°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha244.74°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati196.72°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra215.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani243.51°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:20 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:08 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 34 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 25 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:56 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:40 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:04
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 12:10
Yamaganda15:49 – 17:38
Gulika Kāla06:42 – 08:31
Varjyam05:29 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:53 – 06:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:42 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:31 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:21 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:49 – 17:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:38 – 19:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:27 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:38 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:49 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:21 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:31 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:42 – 04:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869623.27
Julian Day2458088.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.87°
🪷 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 (24.1033°), declination -21.80°, EoT 10.13 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: 2017-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)