पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 9, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.34 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ।

तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ।।3.34।।
"3.34 The love and hate which are aroused by the objects of sense arise from Nature; do not yield to them. They only obstruct the path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya202.67°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra71.84°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha222.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.80°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra188.07°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani331.34°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:36 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:06 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:14 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:19 – 19:03
Yamaganda12:04 – 13:49
Gulika Kāla15:34 – 17:19
Varjyam05:40 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:05 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:50 – 08:35 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:35 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:20 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:04 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:49 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:34 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:19 – 19:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:03 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:19 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:34 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:49 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:04 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:20 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:35 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:50 – 05:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872523.27
Julian Day2460988.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2142°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.27°
🪷 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 (24.2142°), declination -16.88°, 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: 2025-11-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)