पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 30, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी — Krishna Janmāṣṭamī
Bhagavān Krishna manifested at Mathurā midnight on this exact tithi-nakshatra alignment in 3227 BCE.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (Mathurā) — -3226-07-09 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.23 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः।।1.23।।
"1.23 And gaze over this array of soldiers, eager to please the sinful sons of Dhritarashtra."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.23'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya132.75°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra39.88°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha155.25°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.74°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra171.83°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani284.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:15 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:03 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:08 – 09:32
Yamaganda10:56 – 12:20
Gulika Kāla13:44 – 15:08
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:44 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:08 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:32 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:56 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:20 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:44 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:32 – 17:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:56 – 19:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:32 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:44 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:20 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:56 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:32 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:08 – 06:44 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

11 steps · festival walk
Today is Krishna Janmāṣṭamī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 10.3 (birth at Mathurā) + BG 4.7-8 + 10.8 (Krishna as svayaṁ bhagavān).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870991.27
Julian Day2459456.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1556°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.35°
🪷 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 (24.1556°), declination 8.97°, EoT -0.18 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: 2021-08-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)