पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 20, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।
"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya213.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra258.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.17°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha213.48°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.06°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra184.13°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani11.96°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:45 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:25 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 18 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 41 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:02 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:44 – 08:32
Yamaganda10:19 – 12:06
Gulika Kāla13:54 – 15:41
Varjyam05:33 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:57 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:44 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:32 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:06 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:54 – 15:41 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:41 – 17:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:29 – 19:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:16 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:29 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:41 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:54 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:06 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:32 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:44 – 04:57 (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)1873630.27
Julian Day2462095.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2565°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.01°
🪷 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 (24.2565°), declination -19.77°, EoT 13.70 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: 2028-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)