पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 5, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.26 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अन्ये त्वेवमजानन्तः श्रुत्वाऽन्येभ्य उपासते।तेऽपि चातितरन्त्येव मृत्युं श्रुतिपरायणाः।।13.26।।
"13.26 Others again, having no direct knowledge but only hearing from others, nevertheless worship, and they, too, if true to the teachings, cross the sea of death." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.19°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra273.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.60°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha231.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.41°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra272.90°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani318.92°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:31 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:00 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:22 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 38 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 21 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:19 – 19:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:31 – 20:08
Amṛta Kāla19:16 – 21:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:01 – 15:51
Yamaganda04:52 – 06:42
Gulika Kāla08:32 – 10:22
Varjyam05:29 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:52 – 06:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:42 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:32 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:22 – 12:12 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:12 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:01 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:51 – 17:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:41 – 19:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:31 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:41 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:51 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:01 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:12 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:22 – 02:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:32 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:42 – 04:52 (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)1872184.27
Julian Day2460649.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2012°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.88°
🪷 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 (24.2012°), declination -22.40°, EoT 8.56 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: 2024-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)