पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 23, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.00°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra312.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha144.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra163.62°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani284.57°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:18 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:21 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:16 – 09:38
Yamaganda11:00 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla13:44 – 15:07
Varjyam07:21 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:54 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:16 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:38 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:00 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:44 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:07 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:29 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:51 – 19:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:29 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:07 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:44 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:00 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:38 – 05:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:16 – 06:54 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870984.27
Julian Day2459449.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1553°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.69°
🪷 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 (24.1553°), declination 11.42°, EoT -2.27 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: 2021-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)