पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · November 3, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.18 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते।

सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक्।।1.18।।
"1.18 And O King! Drupada, the sons of Droupadi and Soubhadra, the great soldier, blew their conches." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya196.81°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra175.22°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.86°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha178.05°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.55°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra235.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani173.03°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:10 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:04 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:37 – 10:20
Yamaganda13:47 – 15:30
Gulika Kāla05:11 – 06:54
Varjyam05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:11 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:54 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:37 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:20 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:47 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:47 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:30 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:14 – 18:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:57 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:14 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:30 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:47 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:20 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:37 – 03:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:54 – 05:11 (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 Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877996.27
Julian Day2466461.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4235°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.52°
🪷 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 (24.4235°), declination -15.20°, EoT 16.38 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: 2040-11-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)