पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · April 28, 2016 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 4.14 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न मां कर्माणि लिम्पन्ति न मे कर्मफले स्पृहा।

इति मां योऽभिजानाति कर्मभिर्न स बध्यते।।4.14।।
"4.14 My actions do not fetter Me, nor do I desire anything that they can bring. He who thus realises Me is not enslaved by action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.11°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra259.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha29.50°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra3.28°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani231.23°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:12 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:58 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:09 – 14:32
Yamaganda06:12 – 07:35
Gulika Kāla08:59 – 10:22
Varjyam06:40 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:12 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:35 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:59 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:22 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:09 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:32 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:56 – 17:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:19 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:56 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:32 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:09 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:22 – 02:59 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:59 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:35 – 06:12 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869041.27
Julian Day2457506.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0810°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.55°
🪷 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 (24.0810°), declination 14.24°, EoT 2.49 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: 2016-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)