पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 5, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.25 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।
"9.25 The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.47°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra193.25°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha126.76°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.44°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra87.32°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani298.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:17 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:53 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:25 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:08 – 12:26
Yamaganda15:01 – 16:18
Gulika Kāla08:34 – 09:51
Varjyam07:42 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:16 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:34 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:51 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:08 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:26 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:43 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:01 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:18 – 17:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:35 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:18 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:01 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:43 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:26 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:08 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:51 – 05:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:34 – 07:16 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871331.27
Julian Day2459796.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1686°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.09°
🪷 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 (24.1686°), declination 17.01°, EoT -5.70 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: 2022-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)