पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · October 10, 2024 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.45 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

अदृष्टपूर्वं हृषितोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वा

भयेन च प्रव्यथितं मनो मे।

तदेव मे दर्शय देव रूपं

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.45।।

"11.45 I rejoice that I have seen what never man saw before; yet, O Lord! I am overwhelmed with fear. Please take again the Form I know. Be merciful, O Lord! thou Who are the Home of the whole universe." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	173.03°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	254.02°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	84.90°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	179.23°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	57.12°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	206.06°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शनि Śani	319.68°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:41 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:09 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:51 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:58 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:37 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:15 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:43 – 15:19
Yamaganda	05:41 – 07:17
Gulika Kāla	08:54 – 10:30
Varjyam	06:13 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:41 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:17 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:54 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:30 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:06 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:43 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:19 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:55 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:32 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:55 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:19 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:43 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:06 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:30 – 02:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:54 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:17 – 05:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872128.27
Julian Day	2460593.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1991°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.07°

🪷 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 (24.1991°), declination -6.77°, EoT 13.74 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2024-10-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)