पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · October 29, 2016 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 9.22 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Yoga-Kṣemaṁ Vahāmy Aham · I carry what you need
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्।।9.22।।
"9.22 But if a man will meditate on Me and Me alone, and will worship Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he shall attain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.96°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra173.51°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala267.58°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha192.51°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati165.95°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra228.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani229.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:26 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:06 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:41 – 10:20
Yamaganda13:40 – 15:19
Gulika Kāla05:21 – 07:01
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:54

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: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Kāla05:21 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:01 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:41 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:20 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:00 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:40 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:19 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:59 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:39 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:59 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:19 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:40 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:00 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:20 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:41 – 04:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:01 – 05:21 (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)1869225.27
Julian Day2457690.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0881°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.50°
🪷 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 (24.0881°), declination -13.54°, EoT 16.43 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: 2016-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)