पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 10, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.17 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च

तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्

दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
"11.17 I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya233.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra264.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.94°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha213.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati222.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra190.18°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani254.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:35 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:00 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:34 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:23 – 19:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:35 – 20:12
Amṛta Kāla19:20 – 21:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:43 – 08:33
Yamaganda10:23 – 12:14
Gulika Kāla14:04 – 15:54
Varjyam05:29 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Amṛta04:52 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:43 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:33 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:23 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:14 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:04 – 15:54 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:54 – 17:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:45 – 19:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:35 – 20:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:45 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:54 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:04 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:14 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:23 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:33 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:43 – 04:52 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869997.27
Julian Day2458462.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1176°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.65°
🪷 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 (24.1176°), declination -22.89°, EoT 6.43 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: 2018-12-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)