पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · October 20, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.21°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra245.36°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.87°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha181.66°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra135.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani306.61°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:55 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:39 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:25 – 12:04
Yamaganda15:23 – 17:02
Gulika Kāla07:07 – 08:46
Varjyam06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:28 – 07:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:07 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:46 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:25 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:23 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:02 – 18:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:41 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:02 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:23 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:25 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:46 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:07 – 05:28 (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)1871772.27
Julian Day2460237.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1855°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.96°
🪷 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 (24.1855°), declination -10.18°, EoT 15.70 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: 2023-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)