पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 14, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.25 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि

दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि।

दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.25।।
"11.25 When I see Thy mouths with their fearful jaws like glowing fires at the dissolution of creation, I lose all sense of place; I find no rest. Be merciful, O Lord in whom this universe abides!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.41°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra263.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.41°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha36.04°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra345.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani140.72°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:36 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:11 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:32 – 14:48
Yamaganda07:12 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla09:44 – 11:00
Varjyam07:38 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:12 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:28 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:44 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:00 – 12:16 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:16 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:32 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:48 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:04 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:20 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:04 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:48 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:32 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:16 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:00 – 03:44 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:44 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:28 – 07:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866500.27
Julian Day2454965.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9838°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)237.48°
🪷 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 (23.9838°), declination 18.62°, EoT 3.76 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: 2009-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)