पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 4, 2018 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 10.23 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।

वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।10.23।।
"10.23 Among Forces of Vitality I am the life, I am Mammon to the heathen and the godless; I am the Energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon and planets; and among mountains am the Mount Meru." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.23'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya197.45°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra151.27°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala298.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha220.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati214.85°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra184.03°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani250.97°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:02 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:56 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:14 – 18:57
Yamaganda12:04 – 13:47
Gulika Kāla15:31 – 17:14
Varjyam05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:10 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:54 – 08:37 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:37 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:20 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:04 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:47 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:31 – 17:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:14 – 18:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:57 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:14 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:31 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:47 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:04 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:20 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:37 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:54 – 05:10 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869961.27
Julian Day2458426.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1162°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.89°
🪷 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 (24.1162°), declination -15.30°, EoT 16.33 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: 2018-11-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)