पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · November 4, 2021 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 2.42 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः।

वेदवादरताः पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिनः।।2.42।।
"2.42 Only the ignorant speak in figurative language. It is they who extol the letter of the scriptures, saying, There is nothing deeper than this.'" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya197.68°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra185.90°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.51°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha182.49°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.62°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra244.27°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani283.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:41 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:45 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:41 – 15:22
Yamaganda05:17 – 06:57
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 10:19
Varjyam05:50 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:17 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:57 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:38 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:19 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:00 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:22 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:03 – 18:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:44 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:03 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:22 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:00 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:19 – 02:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:38 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:57 – 05:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871057.27
Julian Day2459522.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1581°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.70°
🪷 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 (24.1581°), declination -15.39°, EoT 16.33 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: 2021-11-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)