पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 6, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.44 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्।

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते।।2.44।।
"2.44 While their minds are absorbed with ideas of power and personal enjoyment, they cannot concentrate their discrimination on one point." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya199.69°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra215.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.86°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha185.63°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.74°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra246.17°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani283.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:59 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:18 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:36 – 10:20
Yamaganda13:48 – 15:32
Gulika Kāla05:08 – 06:52
Varjyam05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:08 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:52 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:36 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:20 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:48 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:48 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:32 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:16 – 19:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:00 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:16 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:32 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:48 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:20 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:36 – 03:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:52 – 05:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871059.27
Julian Day2459524.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1582°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.30°
🪷 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 (24.1582°), declination -15.99°, EoT 16.19 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: 2021-11-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)