पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · April 28, 2018 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.1 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।

"5.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment Thou praisest renunciation of action; at another, right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is the more conducive to my highest welfare?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.61°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	169.34°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	267.68°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	346.48°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	205.46°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	39.72°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शनि Śani	254.83°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:11 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:19 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:55 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:22 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 07 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 52 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:42 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:16 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:19 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla	17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:58 – 10:22
Yamaganda	13:09 – 14:32
Gulika Kāla	06:11 – 07:35
Varjyam	06:39 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:47 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:11 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:35 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:58 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:22 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:45 – 13:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:09 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:32 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:56 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:19 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:56 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:32 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:09 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:45 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:22 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:58 – 04:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:35 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -27.4698°

Longitude: 153.0251°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869771.27
Julian Day	2458236.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1089°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	156.86°

🪷 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 (24.1089°), declination 14.08°, 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: 2018-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)