पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · October 8, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.32 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च।

किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा।।1.32।।
"1.32 Ah my Lord! I crave not for victory, nor for the kingdom, nor for any pleasure. What were a kingdom or happiness or life to me," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.35°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra286.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha192.09°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.09°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra184.80°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani260.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:51 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:52 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:18 – 16:53
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:31
Gulika Kāla12:07 – 13:42
Varjyam06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:45 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:20 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:56 – 10:31 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:31 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:07 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:42 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:18 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:53 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:29 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:53 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:18 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:42 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:07 – 01:31 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:31 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:56 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:20 – 05:45 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870299.27
Julian Day2458764.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1291°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)114.02°
🪷 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 (24.1291°), declination -5.71°, EoT 13.23 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: 2019-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)