पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 17, 2021 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.18 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः।।16.18।।

"16.18 Puffed up by power and inordinate conceit, swayed by lust and wrath, these wicked people hate Me Who am within them, as I am within all." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	3.11°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	56.69°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	61.69°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	0.39°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	302.01°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	8.39°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	288.32°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:49 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:51 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:20 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:08 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:40 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 02 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 57 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:53 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:58 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:51 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla	17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:58 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:34 – 10:57
Yamaganda	13:43 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla	06:49 – 08:11
Varjyam	07:16 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta	09:23 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:49 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:11 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:34 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:57 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:20 – 13:43 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:43 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:06 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:28 – 17:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:51 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:28 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:06 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:43 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:20 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:57 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:34 – 05:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:11 – 06:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870856.27
Julian Day	2459321.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1504°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	57.48°

🪷 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 (24.1504°), declination 10.50°, EoT 0.26 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: 2021-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)