पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 15, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.18'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.03°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra148.21°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala67.87°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha104.77°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati105.63°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra163.55°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani350.26°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:31 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:19 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:45 – 11:04
Yamaganda13:44 – 15:04
Gulika Kāla07:05 – 08:25
Varjyam07:31 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:05 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:25 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:45 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:04 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:24 – 13:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:44 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:04 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:24 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:44 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:24 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:04 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:44 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:24 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:04 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:45 – 05:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:25 – 07:05 (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)1872802.27
Julian Day2461267.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2249°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.96°
🪷 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 (24.2249°), declination 14.09°, EoT -4.18 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: 2026-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)