पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · September 15, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.20 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि

व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः।

दृष्ट्वाऽद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदं

लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन्।।11.20।।
"11.20 Alone thou fillest all the quarters of the sky, earth and heaven, and the regions between. O Almighty Lord! Seeing Thy marvellous and awe-inspiring Form, the spheres tremble with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.50°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra285.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.52°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha134.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.18°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra175.64°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani321.39°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:23 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:25 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:41 – 18:10
Yamaganda12:15 – 13:43
Gulika Kāla15:12 – 16:41
Varjyam06:49 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:19 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:48 – 09:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:17 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:46 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:15 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:43 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:12 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:41 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:10 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:41 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:12 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:43 – 00:15 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:15 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:46 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:17 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:48 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°
Longitude: 144.9631°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872103.27
Julian Day2460568.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1981°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.13°
🪷 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 (24.1981°), declination 2.90°, 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: 2024-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)