पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 4, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.30 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक्।

साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः।।9.30।।
"9.30 Even the most sinful, if he worship Me with his whole heart, shalt be considered righteous, for he is treading the right path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.61°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra45.88°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.23°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha298.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati289.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra351.29°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani144.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:27 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:08 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:33 – 14:09
Yamaganda07:44 – 09:20
Gulika Kāla10:56 – 12:33
Varjyam06:40 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:08 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:44 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:20 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:56 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:33 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:09 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:45 – 17:21 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:21 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:57 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:21 – 21:45 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:45 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:09 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:33 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:56 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:20 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:44 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°
Longitude: 144.9631°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866429.27
Julian Day2454894.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9811°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.62°
🪷 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 (23.9811°), declination -6.45°, EoT -12.45 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: 2009-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)