पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 28, 2008 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.11 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे।

गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः।।2.11।।

"2.11 Lord Shri Krishna said: Why grieve for those for whom no grief is due, and yet profess wisdom? The wise grieve neither for the dead nor the living." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1415

Malayalam Era: 1184

Nanakshahi: 539

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	14.16°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	277.95°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	89.74°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	27.04°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	268.82°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	2.82°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शनि Śani	127.53°	Siṃha	Maghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:59 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:37 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:18 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:45 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:01 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:33 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:05 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:56 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:37 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:56 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:18 – 09:38
Yamaganda	10:58 – 12:18
Gulika Kāla	13:37 – 14:57
Varjyam	07:25 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta	09:27 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:59 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:18 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:38 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:58 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:18 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:37 – 14:57 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:57 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:17 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:37 – 19:17 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:17 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:57 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:37 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:18 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:58 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:38 – 05:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:18 – 06:59 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866119.27
Julian Day	2454584.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9693°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	267.23°

🪷 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 (23.9693°), declination 14.22°, 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: 2008-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)