पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 16, 2034 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 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।
"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
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)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya239.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra297.76°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.86°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha246.75°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra193.49°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani99.88°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:39 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:20 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:56 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:40 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:27 – 19:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:39 – 20:16
Amṛta Kāla19:24 – 21:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:35 – 10:26
Yamaganda14:07 – 15:58
Gulika Kāla04:53 – 06:44
Varjyam05:30 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:53 – 06:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:44 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:35 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:26 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:16 – 14:07 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:07 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:58 – 17:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:49 – 19:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:39 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:49 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:58 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:07 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:16 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:26 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:35 – 03:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:44 – 04:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875847.27
Julian Day2464312.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3413°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.35°
🪷 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 (24.3413°), declination -23.31°, EoT 3.72 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: 2034-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)