पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 17, 2040 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.18 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः।।18.18।।

"18.18 Knowledge, the knower and the object of knowledge, these are the three incentives to action; and the act, the actor and the instrument are the threefold constituents." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra

Bengali Saṁvat: 1447

Malayalam Era: 1216

Nanakshahi: 571

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	120.35°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	226.56°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	156.61°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	123.72°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	157.08°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	141.00°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	163.94°	Kanyā	Hasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:02 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:46 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:24 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:12 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:46 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 44 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 15 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:36 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:08 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:02 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:46 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla	17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:02 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:03 – 12:24
Yamaganda	15:05 – 16:26
Gulika Kāla	08:22 – 09:43
Varjyam	07:29 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta	09:32 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	07:02 – 08:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:22 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:43 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	11:03 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:24 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:44 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:05 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:26 – 17:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:46 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:26 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:05 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:44 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:24 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	02:03 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:43 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:22 – 07:02 (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 Śukla Daśamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877918.27
Julian Day	2466383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4205°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	109.52°

🪷 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 (24.4205°), declination 13.26°, 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: 2040-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)