पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · April 24, 2014 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 3.23 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।3.23।।
"3.23 For were I not to act without ceasing, O prince, people would be glad to do likewise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.74°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra302.38°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.07°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha6.98°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.25°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra325.62°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani206.96°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:47 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:46 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:10 – 14:34
Yamaganda06:09 – 07:34
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:22
Varjyam06:37 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:09 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:34 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:58 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:22 – 11:46 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:46 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:10 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:34 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:59 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:23 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:59 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:34 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:10 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:46 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:22 – 02:58 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:58 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:34 – 06:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868306.27
Julian Day2456771.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0529°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.32°
🪷 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 (24.0529°), declination 12.78°, EoT 1.80 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: 2014-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)