पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 31, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.24 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

संजय उवाच

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्।।1.24।।

"1.24 Sanjaya said: "Having listened to the request of Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna drew up His bright chariot exactly in the midst between the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.24'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	133.72°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	51.69°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	145.89°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	156.67°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	301.61°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	173.00°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शनि Śani	284.06°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:43 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:57 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:20 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:04 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:40 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 14 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 45 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:13 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:47 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:58 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:57 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla	17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:58 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:09 – 16:33
Yamaganda	09:31 – 10:56
Gulika Kāla	12:20 – 13:44
Varjyam	07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta	09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 Roga	06:43 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:07 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:31 – 10:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:56 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:20 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:44 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:09 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:33 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:57 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:33 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:09 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:44 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:20 – 01:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:56 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:31 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:07 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870992.27
Julian Day	2459457.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1556°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	278.94°

🪷 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 8.62°, EoT 0.15 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: 2021-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)