पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 6, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.25 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।

यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः।।10.25।।
"10.25 Of the great seers I am Bhrigu, of words I am Om, of offerings I am the silent prayer, among things immovable I am the Himalayas." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.25'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya199.46°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra179.05°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.67°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha222.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati215.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra183.12°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani251.14°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:11 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:14 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:32 – 17:16
Yamaganda08:36 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:48
Varjyam05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:08 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:52 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:36 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:20 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:48 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:32 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:16 – 19:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:00 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:16 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:32 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:48 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:20 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:36 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:52 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869963.27
Julian Day2458428.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1163°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.14°
🪷 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 (24.1163°), declination -15.91°, EoT 16.19 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: 2018-11-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)