पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 27, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.05°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra219.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.86°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha154.67°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra84.65°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani17.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:07 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:32 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:31 – 17:54
Yamaganda12:21 – 13:45
Gulika Kāla15:08 – 16:31
Varjyam07:16 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:48 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:11 – 09:35 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:35 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:58 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:21 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:45 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:08 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:31 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:54 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:31 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:08 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:45 – 00:21 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:21 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:58 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:35 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:11 – 06:48 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873545.27
Julian Day2462010.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2533°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.53°
🪷 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 (24.2533°), declination 9.93°, EoT -1.12 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: 2028-08-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)