पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 5, 2018 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.12 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता।

यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः।।11.12।।

"11.12 Could a thousand suns blaze forth together it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of the Lord God." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	228.72°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	201.96°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	317.68°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha	213.14°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	221.73°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	186.93°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शनि Śani	254.04°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:52 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:31 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:28 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:21 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 38 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 21 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:55 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:39 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:38 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:19 – 19:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:31 – 20:07
Amṛta Kāla	19:16 – 21:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:12 – 14:01
Yamaganda	06:42 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla	10:22 – 12:12
Varjyam	05:29 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta	08:17 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	04:52 – 06:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:42 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:32 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:22 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:12 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	14:01 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:51 – 17:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:41 – 19:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	19:31 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:41 – 21:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:51 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	23:01 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:12 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:22 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:32 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:42 – 04:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869992.27
Julian Day	2458457.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1174°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	333.72°

🪷 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 (24.1174°), declination -22.34°, EoT 8.56 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: 2018-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)