पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · July 21, 2028 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 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।
"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya94.57°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra79.84°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.47°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha88.90°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati149.34°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra50.41°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani16.12°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:29 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:40 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:15 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 55 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 04 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:09 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:39 – 07:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:12 – 12:26
Yamaganda14:55 – 16:09
Gulika Kāla08:43 – 09:57
Varjyam07:53 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 Chala07:29 – 08:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:43 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:57 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:12 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:26 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:41 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:55 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:09 – 17:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:24 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:09 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:55 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:41 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:26 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:12 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:57 – 05:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:43 – 07:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873508.27
Julian Day2461973.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2519°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.73°
🪷 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 (24.2519°), declination 20.39°, EoT -6.05 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: 2028-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)