पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 19, 2028 CE

Also observed today

लोहड़ी · LohriRegional
धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।

"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	243.40°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
चन्द्र Candra	279.25°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	154.24°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	258.73°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	178.95°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	220.21°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शनि Śani	10.40°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:54 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:41 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:18 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:35 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:48 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 46 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 13 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:56 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:40 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:46 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:29 – 19:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:41 – 20:18
Amṛta Kāla	19:26 – 21:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:00 – 17:50
Yamaganda	08:36 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla	12:18 – 14:09
Varjyam	05:31 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:54 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:45 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:36 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:27 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:18 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	14:09 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	16:00 – 17:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:50 – 19:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:41 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:50 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	22:00 – 23:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	23:09 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:18 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:27 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:36 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:45 – 04:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873659.27
Julian Day	2462124.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2576°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	37.62°

🪷 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 (24.2576°), declination -23.42°, EoT 2.32 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: 2028-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)