पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · September 7, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.31 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव।

न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे।।1.31।।
"1.31 The omens are adverse; what good can come from the slaughter of my people on this battlefield?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.31'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya140.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra140.56°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.38°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha165.93°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.77°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra181.15°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani283.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:34 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:02 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:10 – 16:37
Yamaganda09:25 – 10:51
Gulika Kāla12:18 – 13:44
Varjyam07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:32 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:59 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:25 – 10:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:51 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:18 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:44 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:10 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:37 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:03 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:37 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:10 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:44 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:18 – 01:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:51 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:25 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:59 – 06:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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 Amāvasyā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870999.27
Julian Day2459464.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1559°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.91°
🪷 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 (24.1559°), declination 6.04°, EoT 2.56 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: 2021-09-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)