पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 14, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.6 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।

मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः।।10.6।।
"10.6 The seven Great Seers,* the Progenitors of mankind, the Ancient Four,** and the Lawgivers were born of My Will and come forth direct from Me. The race of mankind has sprung from them. [* Mareechi, Atri, Angira, Pulah, Kratu, Pulastya, Vahishta. ** The Masters: Sanak, Sananda…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya329.61°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra186.38°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala305.05°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha314.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati291.97°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra350.32°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani143.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:17 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:37 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:24 – 10:57
Yamaganda14:03 – 15:36
Gulika Kāla06:18 – 07:51
Varjyam06:49 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:18 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:51 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:24 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:57 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:30 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:03 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:36 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:09 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:42 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:09 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:36 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:03 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:30 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:57 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:24 – 04:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:51 – 06:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866439.27
Julian Day2454904.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9815°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.86°
🪷 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 (23.9815°), declination -2.55°, EoT -9.94 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: 2009-03-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)