पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 11, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।
"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya235.00°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra305.41°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala273.61°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha254.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.40°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra268.66°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani25.08°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:36 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:16 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:35 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 43 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 16 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:24 – 19:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:36 – 20:13
Amṛta Kāla19:21 – 21:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:55 – 17:46
Yamaganda08:33 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla12:14 – 14:05
Varjyam05:29 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:52 – 06:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:43 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:33 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:24 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:14 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:05 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:55 – 17:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:46 – 19:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:36 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:46 – 21:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:55 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:05 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:14 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:24 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:33 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:43 – 04:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874016.27
Julian Day2462481.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2713°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.79°
🪷 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 (24.2713°), declination -23.00°, EoT 5.99 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: 2029-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)