पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · July 18, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.32 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।

अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्।।10.32।।
"10.32 I am the Beginning, the Middle and the End in creation; among sciences, I am the science of Spirituality; I am the Discussion among disputants." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.24°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra140.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.94°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha83.08°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati99.45°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra134.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani350.51°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:31 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:58 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:25 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 50 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 09 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:12 – 06:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:42 – 07:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:58 – 11:12
Yamaganda13:40 – 14:54
Gulika Kāla07:31 – 08:45
Varjyam07:55 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:31 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:45 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:58 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:12 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:26 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:40 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:54 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:07 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:21 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:07 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:54 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:40 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:26 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:12 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:58 – 05:45 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:45 – 07:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872774.27
Julian Day2461239.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2238°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.84°
🪷 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 (24.2238°), declination 21.04°, EoT -5.86 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: 2026-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)