पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · September 27, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya160.01°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra47.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.32°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha181.28°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra204.01°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani282.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:52 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:31 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:33 – 09:06
Yamaganda10:38 – 12:10
Gulika Kāla13:43 – 15:15
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 Amṛta06:01 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:33 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:06 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:38 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:10 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:43 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:15 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:47 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:20 – 19:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:47 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:15 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:43 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:10 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:38 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:06 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:33 – 06:01 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871019.27
Julian Day2459484.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1567°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.82°
🪷 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 (24.1567°), declination -1.66°, EoT 9.84 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: 2021-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)