पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 14, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya329.35°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra309.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.26°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha328.64°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati319.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra343.98°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani157.69°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:33 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:45 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:09 – 18:43
Yamaganda12:30 – 14:03
Gulika Kāla15:36 – 17:09
Varjyam06:49 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:18 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:51 – 09:24 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:24 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:57 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:30 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:03 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:36 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:09 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:43 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:09 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:36 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:03 – 00:30 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:30 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:57 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:24 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:51 – 06:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866804.27
Julian Day2455269.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9955°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.02°
🪷 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 (23.9955°), declination -2.64°, 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: 2010-03-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)