पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · September 6, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.78 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।

तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।18.78।
"18.78 Wherever is the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince of Wisdom, and wherever is Arjuna, the Great Archer, I am more than convinced that good fortune, victory, happiness and righteousness will follow"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.78's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya139.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra227.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha140.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra145.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani259.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:56 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:31 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:52 – 12:18
Yamaganda15:10 – 16:36
Gulika Kāla08:00 – 09:26
Varjyam07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:34 – 08:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:00 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:52 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:10 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:36 – 18:02 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:02 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:36 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:10 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:52 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:00 – 06:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870267.27
Julian Day2458732.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1279°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.82°
🪷 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 (24.1279°), declination 6.61°, EoT 2.20 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: 2019-09-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)