पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 6, 2023 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 1.28 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।

दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्।।1.28।।
"1.28 And his heart melted with pity and sadly he spoke: O my Lord! When I see all these, my own people, thirsting for battle," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.18°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra348.70°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.87°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha135.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra120.23°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani311.28°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:37 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:11 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:18 – 17:36
Yamaganda12:26 – 13:43
Gulika Kāla15:01 – 16:18
Varjyam07:41 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:15 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:33 – 09:51 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:51 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:08 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:26 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:43 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:01 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:18 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:36 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:18 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:01 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:43 – 00:26 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:26 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:08 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:51 – 05:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:33 – 07:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871697.27
Julian Day2460162.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1826°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)236.57°
🪷 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 (24.1826°), declination 16.81°, EoT -5.59 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: 2023-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)