पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · December 2, 2019 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 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra290.72°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.98°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha205.51°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati245.73°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra253.07°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani263.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:43 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:13 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 04 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 55 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:54 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:50 – 08:36
Yamaganda10:21 – 12:07
Gulika Kāla13:52 – 15:38
Varjyam05:40 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:04 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:50 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:36 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:21 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:07 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:52 – 15:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:38 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:24 – 19:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:09 – 20:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:24 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:38 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:52 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:07 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:21 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:36 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:50 – 05:04 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870354.27
Julian Day2458819.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1312°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.06°
🪷 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 (24.1312°), declination -21.88°, EoT 9.75 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: 2019-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)