पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · October 23, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.90°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra250.73°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.70°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha168.62°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.39°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra149.88°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani14.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:02 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:45 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:03 – 08:44
Yamaganda10:24 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:44 – 15:24
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:23 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:03 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:44 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:24 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:44 – 15:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:24 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:05 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:45 – 20:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:05 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:24 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:44 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:24 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:44 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:03 – 05:23 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873602.27
Julian Day2462067.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2555°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.31°
🪷 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 (24.2555°), declination -11.53°, EoT 16.06 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: 2028-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)