पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · October 28, 2023 CE

Also observed today

तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.64 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

रागद्वेषवियुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन्।

आत्मवश्यैर्विधेयात्मा प्रसादमधिगच्छति।।2.64।।

"2.64 But the self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal Peace." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.64'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	190.17°	Tulā	Svātī P2
चन्द्र Candra	359.45°	Mīna	Revatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	196.36°	Tulā	Svātī P3
बुध Budha	194.80°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	17.17°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	143.47°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	306.46°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:18 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:49 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:47 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:55 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 31 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 28 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:30 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:11 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:49 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla	18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:41 – 10:22
Yamaganda	13:45 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla	05:18 – 07:00
Varjyam	05:52 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:18 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:00 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:41 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:22 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:04 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:45 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:27 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:08 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:49 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:08 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:27 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:45 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:04 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:22 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:41 – 04:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:00 – 05:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871780.27
Julian Day	2460245.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1858°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	171.02°

🪷 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 (24.1858°), declination -12.97°, EoT 16.40 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: 2023-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)