पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 28, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.3 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते।

क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप।।2.3।।
"2.3 O Arjuna! Why give way to unmanliness? O thou who art the terror of thine enemies! Shake off such shameful effeminacy, make ready to act!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.33°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra267.38°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.81°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha146.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.32°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra108.54°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani309.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:14 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:45 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:11 – 09:34
Yamaganda10:58 – 12:21
Gulika Kāla13:44 – 15:08
Varjyam07:15 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:48 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:11 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:34 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:58 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:21 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:44 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:31 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:54 – 19:31 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:31 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:44 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:21 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:58 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:34 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:11 – 06:48 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871719.27
Julian Day2460184.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1834°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.43°
🪷 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 (24.1834°), declination 9.86°, EoT -0.81 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: 2023-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)