पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · December 11, 2010 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 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya234.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra297.17°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.16°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha251.91°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati330.40°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra191.82°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani171.13°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:40 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:00 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 11 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 48 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:54 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:38 – 10:24
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:43
Gulika Kāla05:05 – 06:51
Varjyam05:40 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:52

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 Kāla05:05 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:51 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:38 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:24 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:11 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:57 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:43 – 17:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:30 – 19:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:16 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:30 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:43 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:57 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:11 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:24 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:38 – 03:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:51 – 05:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867076.27
Julian Day2455541.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0059°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.94°
🪷 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 (24.0059°), declination -22.97°, EoT 5.99 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: 2010-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)