पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 21, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।

"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	214.27°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	312.06°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	213.13°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
बुध Budha	231.45°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	14.01°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	169.58°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	306.66°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:57 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:16 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:06 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:10 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 19 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 40 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:03 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:45 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:30 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:16 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla	19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:42 – 17:29
Yamaganda	08:32 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla	12:07 – 13:54
Varjyam	05:33 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:57 – 06:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:44 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:32 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:19 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:07 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:54 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:42 – 17:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:29 – 19:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:16 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:29 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:42 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:54 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:07 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:19 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:32 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:44 – 04:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Śatabhiṣā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871804.27
Julian Day	2460269.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1867°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	98.24°

🪷 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 (24.1867°), declination -19.81°, EoT 13.43 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: 2023-11-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)