पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 7, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.18 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः।शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः।।12.18।।
"12.18 He to whom friend and foe are alike, who welcomes equally honour and dishonour, heat and cold, pleasure and pain, who is enamoured of nothing," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya200.92°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra263.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.42°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha221.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.76°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra239.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani318.65°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:59 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:33 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 54 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 05 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:48 – 15:33
Yamaganda05:07 – 06:51
Gulika Kāla08:35 – 10:20
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:49

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: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Śubha05:07 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:51 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:35 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:20 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:48 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:33 – 17:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:17 – 19:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:01 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:17 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:33 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:48 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:20 – 02:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:35 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:51 – 05:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872156.27
Julian Day2460621.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2002°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.00°
🪷 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 (24.2002°), declination -16.37°, EoT 16.09 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: 2024-11-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)