पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · November 15, 2009 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 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.81°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra187.50°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.62°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha214.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati295.22°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra194.69°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani157.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

Perth, Australia — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · SGT/MYT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:03 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:10 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:11 – 18:54
Yamaganda12:02 – 13:45
Gulika Kāla15:28 – 17:11
Varjyam05:44 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:09 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:52 – 08:36 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:36 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:19 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:02 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:45 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:28 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:11 – 18:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:54 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:11 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:28 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:45 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:02 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:19 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:36 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:52 – 05:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -31.9505°
Longitude: 115.8605°
Timezone: UTC+8

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 Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866685.27
Julian Day2455150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9909°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.78°
🪷 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 (23.9909°), declination -18.47°, EoT 14.88 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: 2009-11-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)