पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · April 25, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.67 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते।

तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि।।2.67।।
"2.67 As a ship at sea is tossed by the tempest, so the reason is carried away by the mind when preyed upon by straying senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.67's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.22°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra51.65°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.16°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha344.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati24.56°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra52.85°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani181.21°TulāCitrā P3

Brisbane, Australia — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · AEST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:15 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:40 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:46 – 13:10
Yamaganda07:34 – 08:58
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 11:46
Varjyam06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:10 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:34 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:58 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:46 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:10 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:34 – 15:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:58 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:22 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:58 – 20:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:34 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:10 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:46 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:58 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:34 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -27.4698°
Longitude: 153.0251°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867577.27
Julian Day2456042.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0250°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.08°
🪷 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 (24.0250°), declination 13.27°, EoT 1.98 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: 2012-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)