पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · September 15, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya147.78°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra147.49°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.48°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha133.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra109.79°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani308.36°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:21 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:06 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:46 – 12:15
Yamaganda15:12 – 16:40
Gulika Kāla07:49 – 09:17
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:20 – 07:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:49 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:17 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:46 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:15 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:43 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:12 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:40 – 18:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:09 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:40 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:12 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:43 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:15 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:46 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:17 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:49 – 06:20 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871737.27
Julian Day2460202.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.17°
🪷 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 (24.1841°), declination 3.19°, EoT 5.50 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: 2023-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)