पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 18, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.9 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।

उदासीनवदासीनमसक्तं तेषु कर्मसु।।9.9।।
"9.9 But these acts of mine do not bind Me. I remain outside and unattached." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.43°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra107.18°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.07°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha121.58°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra75.42°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani272.54°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:20 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:34 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:05 – 16:26
Yamaganda09:42 – 11:03
Gulika Kāla12:24 – 13:44
Varjyam07:27 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:01 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:21 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:42 – 11:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:03 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:24 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:44 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:05 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:26 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:47 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:26 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:05 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:44 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:24 – 02:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:03 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:42 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:21 – 07:01 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870614.27
Julian Day2459079.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1412°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.13°
🪷 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 (24.1412°), declination 13.00°, EoT -3.53 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: 2020-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)