पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 1, 2024 CE

Also observed today

लक्ष्मी पूजा · Lakṣmī Pūjā (Diwali main day)Pan-Hindu
तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।

"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.12'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	194.91°	Tulā	Svātī P3
चन्द्र Candra	189.61°	Tulā	Svātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	94.36°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	212.99°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	56.26°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	232.63°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani	318.77°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:55 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:59 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:26 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 41 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 18 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:23 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:04 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:55 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla	18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:21 – 12:04
Yamaganda	15:29 – 17:12
Gulika Kāla	06:56 – 08:38
Varjyam	05:47 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

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):
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:13 – 06:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:56 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:38 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:21 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:04 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:46 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:29 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:12 – 18:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:55 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:12 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:29 – 22:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:46 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:04 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:21 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:38 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:56 – 05:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872150.27
Julian Day	2460615.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1999°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	354.94°

🪷 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 (24.1999°), declination -14.53°, EoT 16.44 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: 2024-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)