पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · October 1, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।

यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।
"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya164.21°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra164.53°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.19°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha146.49°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati159.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra194.74°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani227.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:55 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:18 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:32
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla05:53 – 07:26
Varjyam06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:53 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:26 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:59 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:32 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:05 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:11 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:45 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:18 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:45 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:11 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:05 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:32 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:59 – 04:26 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:26 – 05:53 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869197.27
Julian Day2457662.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0870°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.01°
🪷 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 (24.0870°), declination -3.29°, EoT 11.17 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: 2016-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)