पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · October 31, 2019 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।

"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	193.19°	Tulā	Svātī P2
चन्द्र Candra	231.48°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	172.97°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
बुध Budha	213.49°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	239.06°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	213.38°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	261.18°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:15 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:53 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:18 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:56 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 37 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 22 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:26 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:07 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:53 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla	18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:46 – 15:28
Yamaganda	05:15 – 06:57
Gulika Kāla	08:39 – 10:21
Varjyam	05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:15 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:57 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:39 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:21 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:04 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:46 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:28 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:10 – 18:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:53 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:10 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:28 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:46 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:04 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:21 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:39 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:57 – 05:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870322.27
Julian Day	2458787.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1300°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	38.23°

🪷 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 (24.1300°), declination -13.95°, EoT 16.45 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: 2019-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)