पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 28, 2010 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।

"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti

Bengali Saṁvat: 1417

Malayalam Era: 1186

Nanakshahi: 541

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.66°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	187.53°	Tulā	Svātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	107.20°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	14.77°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	329.37°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	39.31°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शनि Śani	154.49°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:58 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:37 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:18 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:12 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:34 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 39 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 20 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:33 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:05 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:56 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:37 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla	17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:56 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:18 – 13:38
Yamaganda	08:18 – 09:38
Gulika Kāla	10:58 – 12:18
Varjyam	07:25 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta	09:27 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

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):
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 Labha	06:58 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:18 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:38 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:58 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:18 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:38 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:57 – 16:17 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:17 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:37 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:17 – 20:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:57 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:38 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:18 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:58 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:38 – 05:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:18 – 06:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866849.27
Julian Day	2455314.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9972°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	175.57°

🪷 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 (23.9972°), declination 14.06°, EoT 2.49 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: 2010-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)