पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 27, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.65 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते।

प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते।।2.65।।
"2.65 Having attained Peace, he becomes free from misery; for when the mind gains peace, right discrimination follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.65's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya220.85°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra125.21°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.18°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha219.26°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.70°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra263.56°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani284.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:20 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:12 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 29 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 30 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:58 – 03:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:42 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 19:59
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:31 – 10:20
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla04:54 – 06:43
Varjyam05:30 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:54 – 06:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:43 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:31 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:20 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:57 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:46 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:35 – 19:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:23 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:35 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:46 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:57 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:20 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:31 – 03:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:43 – 04:54 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871080.27
Julian Day2459545.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1590°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.41°
🪷 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 (24.1590°), declination -21.13°, EoT 11.57 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: 2021-11-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)