पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · March 18, 2015 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।

"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	333.06°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	299.63°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	355.48°	Mīna	Revatī P3
बुध Budha	313.24°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	108.48°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	6.48°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शनि Śani	220.62°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:51 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:03 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:11 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:15 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:13 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:03 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla	17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:57 – 13:28
Yamaganda	07:22 – 08:54
Gulika Kāla	10:25 – 11:57
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:51 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:22 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:54 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:25 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:57 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:28 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:00 – 16:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:31 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:03 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:31 – 21:00 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:00 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:28 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:57 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:25 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:54 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:22 – 05:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -27.4698°

Longitude: 153.0251°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868634.27
Julian Day	2457099.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0654°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	328.32°

🪷 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 (24.0654°), declination -1.14°, EoT -8.76 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: 2015-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)