पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · October 30, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.10 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अभ्यासेऽप्यसमर्थोऽसि मत्कर्मपरमो भव।मदर्थमपि कर्माणि कुर्वन् सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि।।12.10।।
"12.10 And if thou are not strong enough to practise concentration, then devote thyself to My service, do all thine acts for My sake, and thou shalt still attain the goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya192.91°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra165.95°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.62°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha210.12°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.40°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra230.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani318.82°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:00 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:31 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:46
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 12:04
Varjyam05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:15 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:57 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:39 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:46 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:28 – 17:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:10 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:52 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:10 – 21:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:28 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:46 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:39 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:57 – 05:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872148.27
Julian Day2460613.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1998°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)331.92°
🪷 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 (24.1998°), declination -13.89°, EoT 16.45 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: 2024-10-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)