पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · July 20, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya93.66°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra84.94°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala347.96°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha73.57°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.46°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra50.40°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani274.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:29 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:01 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:41 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:10 – 06:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:40 – 07:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:43 – 09:58
Yamaganda11:12 – 12:26
Gulika Kāla13:40 – 14:55
Varjyam07:54 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:29 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:43 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:58 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:12 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:26 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:40 – 14:55 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:55 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:09 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:23 – 19:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:09 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:55 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:40 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:26 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:12 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:58 – 05:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:43 – 07:29 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870585.27
Julian Day2459050.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1401°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)350.48°
🪷 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 (24.1401°), declination 20.60°, EoT -5.99 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: 2020-07-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)