पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 9, 2024 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।

"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.20'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	202.93°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	290.37°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	97.04°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	223.93°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	55.57°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	242.21°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शनि Śani	318.62°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:05 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:04 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:58 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:50 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 58 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 01 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:13 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:55 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:24 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:04 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla	18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:35 – 10:19
Yamaganda	13:49 – 15:34
Gulika Kāla	05:05 – 06:50
Varjyam	05:40 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:05 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:50 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:35 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:19 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:04 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:49 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:34 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:19 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	19:04 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:19 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:34 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:49 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:04 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:19 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:35 – 03:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:50 – 05:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872158.27
Julian Day	2460623.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2002°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	90.63°

🪷 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 -16.95°, EoT 15.87 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: 2024-11-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)