पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 15, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.22 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्या

विश्वेऽश्िवनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च।

गन्धर्वयक्षासुरसिद्धसङ्घा

वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे।।11.22।।
"11.22 The Vital Forces, the Major stars, Fire, Earth, Air, Sky, Sun, Heaven, Moon and Planets; the Angels, the Guardians of the Universe, the divine Healers, the Winds, the Fathers, the Heavenly Singers; and hosts of Mammon-worshippers, demons as well as saints, are amazed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.99°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra206.49°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.76°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha190.38°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.08°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra177.56°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani272.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:00 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:54 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:57 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 10 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 49 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:07 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:49 – 05:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:24 – 19:10
Yamaganda12:05 – 13:52
Gulika Kāla15:38 – 17:24
Varjyam05:36 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:00 – 06:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:47 – 08:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:33 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:19 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:05 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:52 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:38 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:24 – 19:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:10 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:24 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:38 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:52 – 00:05 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:05 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:19 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:33 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:47 – 05:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870703.27
Julian Day2459168.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1446°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.00°
🪷 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 (24.1446°), declination -18.55°, EoT 14.88 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: 2020-11-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)