पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · October 28, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.16 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।

याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि।।10.16।।
"10.16 Please tell me all about Thy glorious manifestations, by means of which Thou pervadest the world." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.45°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra52.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.55°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha211.67°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati213.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra187.96°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani250.40°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:06 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:40 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:08 – 18:50
Yamaganda12:04 – 13:45
Gulika Kāla15:27 – 17:08
Varjyam05:52 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:18 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:59 – 08:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:41 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:22 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:04 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:45 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:27 – 17:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:08 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:50 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:08 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:27 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:45 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:04 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:22 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:41 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:59 – 05:18 (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 Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869954.27
Julian Day2458419.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1159°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.46°
🪷 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 (24.1159°), declination -13.04°, EoT 16.40 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: 2018-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)