पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 26, 2020 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 9.17 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Pitāham Asya Jagato · Krishna IS the Mother
पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः।

वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च।।9.17।।
"9.17 I am the Father of the universe and its Mother; I am its Nourisher and its Grandfather; I am the Knowable and the Pure; I am Om; and I am the Sacred Scriptures." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya129.14°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra222.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.06°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha136.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra83.55°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani272.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:22 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:51 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:22 – 13:45
Yamaganda08:13 – 09:36
Gulika Kāla10:59 – 12:22
Varjyam07:17 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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 Labha06:50 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:13 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:36 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:59 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:22 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:45 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:08 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:30 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:53 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:30 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:08 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:45 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:22 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:59 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:36 – 05:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:13 – 06:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870622.27
Julian Day2459087.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1415°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.53°
🪷 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 (24.1415°), declination 10.30°, EoT -1.42 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: 2020-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)