पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · October 13, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.75 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम्।।18.75।।
"18.75 Through the blessing of the sage Vyasa, I listened to this secret and noble science from the lips of its Master, the Lord Shri Krishna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.75's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.90°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra261.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.23°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha192.02°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.06°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra210.41°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani170.52°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:31 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:07 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:51 – 10:28
Yamaganda13:43 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla05:37 – 07:14
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:37 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:14 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:51 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:28 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 13:43 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:43 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:58 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:35 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:58 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:43 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:28 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:51 – 04:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:14 – 05:37 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877975.27
Julian Day2466440.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4227°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.58°
🪷 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 (24.4227°), declination -7.94°, EoT 14.44 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: 2040-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)