पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 15, 2031 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।

"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1438

Malayalam Era: 1207

Nanakshahi: 562

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	117.76°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	83.06°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	209.52°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
बुध Budha	112.36°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	234.82°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	111.03°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	56.29°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:05 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:44 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:24 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:16 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:55 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:40 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:12 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:03 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:44 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla	17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:03 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:05 – 12:24
Yamaganda	15:04 – 16:24
Gulika Kāla	08:25 – 09:45
Varjyam	07:32 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta	09:34 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	07:05 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:25 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:45 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	11:05 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:24 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:44 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:04 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:24 – 17:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:44 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:24 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:04 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:44 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:24 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	02:05 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:45 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:25 – 07:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874628.27
Julian Day	2463093.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2947°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	324.05°

🪷 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 (24.2947°), declination 14.16°, EoT -4.18 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: 2031-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)