पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 3, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.71 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।

निर्ममो निरहंकारः स शांतिमधिगच्छति।।2.71।।
"2.71 He attains Peace who, giving up desire, moves through the world without aspiration, possessing nothing which he can call his own, and free from pride." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.71'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra208.75°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.33°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha228.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.49°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra267.22°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani285.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:29 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:55 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:02 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 36 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 23 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:56 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta19:17 – 19:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:29 – 20:06
Amṛta Kāla19:14 – 20:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 12:11
Yamaganda15:50 – 17:40
Gulika Kāla06:42 – 08:32
Varjyam05:29 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:52 – 06:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:42 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:32 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:21 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:50 – 17:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:40 – 19:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:29 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:40 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:50 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:21 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:32 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:42 – 04:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871086.27
Julian Day2459551.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1592°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.46°
🪷 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 (24.1592°), declination -22.10°, EoT 9.36 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: 2021-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)