पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · April 25, 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 3.24 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम्।

सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः।।3.24।।
"3.24 And if I were to refrain from action, the human race would be ruined; I should lead the world to chaos, and destruction would follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.24'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.72°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra316.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.76°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha9.10°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.38°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra326.74°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani206.89°TulāViśākhā 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)01:51 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:28 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 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 Kāla10:22 – 11:46
Yamaganda14:34 – 15:58
Gulika Kāla07:34 – 08:58
Varjyam06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:10 – 07:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:34 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:58 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:46 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:10 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:34 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:58 – 17:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:22 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:58 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:34 – 22:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:10 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:46 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:58 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:34 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868307.27
Julian Day2456772.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0529°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.78°
🪷 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 13.11°, 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: 2014-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)