पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 16, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.32 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।

अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्।।10.32।।
"10.32 I am the Beginning, the Middle and the End in creation; among sciences, I am the science of Spirituality; I am the Discussion among disputants." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.48°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra249.79°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha124.72°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.69°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra138.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani323.60°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:44 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:27 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:24
Yamaganda15:05 – 16:25
Gulika Kāla08:23 – 09:44
Varjyam07:30 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Chala07:03 – 08:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:23 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:44 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:05 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:25 – 17:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:45 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:25 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:05 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:44 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:23 – 07:03 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872073.27
Julian Day2460538.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1970°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.78°
🪷 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 (24.1970°), declination 13.63°, EoT -3.97 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: 2024-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)