पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 20, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.33 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि।

ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि।।2.33।।
"2.33 Refuse to fight in this righteous cause, and thou wilt be a traitor, lost to fame, incurring only sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.43°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra214.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.47°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha55.91°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.84°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra29.90°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani127.76°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:06 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:23 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 57 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 02 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:46 – 16:01
Yamaganda09:47 – 11:02
Gulika Kāla12:17 – 13:31
Varjyam07:43 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:18 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:32 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:47 – 11:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:02 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:17 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:31 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:46 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:01 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:16 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:01 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:46 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:31 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:17 – 02:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:02 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:47 – 05:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:32 – 07:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°
Longitude: 144.9631°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866141.27
Julian Day2454606.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9701°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)180.59°
🪷 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 (23.9701°), declination 20.02°, EoT 3.60 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: 2008-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)