पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 17, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।
"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.38'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.68°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra106.87°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.60°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha111.08°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra109.87°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani56.46°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:26 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:39 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:25 – 17:45
Yamaganda12:24 – 13:44
Gulika Kāla15:05 – 16:25
Varjyam07:29 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:03 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:23 – 09:43 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:43 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:04 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:24 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:44 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:05 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:25 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:45 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:25 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:05 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:44 – 00:24 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:24 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:04 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:43 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:23 – 07:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874630.27
Julian Day2463095.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2948°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.98°
🪷 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 (24.2948°), declination 13.53°, EoT -3.75 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: 2031-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)