पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 13, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.32 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।

अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्।।10.32।।
"10.32 I am the Beginning, the Middle and the End in creation; among sciences, I am the science of Spirituality; I am the Discussion among disputants." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.49°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra268.62°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.83°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha228.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati216.82°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra181.13°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani251.77°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:59 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:28 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 05 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 54 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:10 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:52 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:36 – 17:22
Yamaganda08:34 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla12:05 – 13:51
Varjyam05:37 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:02 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:48 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:34 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:19 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:05 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:51 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:36 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:22 – 19:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:08 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:22 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:36 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:51 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:05 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:19 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:34 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:48 – 05:02 (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)1869970.27
Julian Day2458435.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1165°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.28°
🪷 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 (24.1165°), declination -17.90°, EoT 15.26 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: 2018-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)