पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · April 15, 2015 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 13.9 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च।जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम्।।13.9।।
"13.9 Renunciation of the delights of sense, absence of pride, right understanding of the painful problem of birth and death, of age and sickness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.70°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra308.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha5.80°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.81°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra39.72°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani219.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:56 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:45 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:48 – 13:14
Yamaganda07:30 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 11:48
Varjyam06:33 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Labha06:04 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:30 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:56 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:48 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:14 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:40 – 16:06 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:06 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:32 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:06 – 20:40 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:40 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:14 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:48 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:56 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:30 – 06:04 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868662.27
Julian Day2457127.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0665°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.62°
🪷 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 (24.0665°), declination 9.59°, EoT -0.24 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: 2015-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)