पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 18, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.3 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते।सर्वत्रगमचिन्त्यं च कूटस्थमचलं ध्रुवम्।।12.3।।
"12.3 Those who worship Me as the Indestructible, the Undefinable, the Omnipresent, the Unthinkable, the Primeval, the Immutable and the Eternal;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.77°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra220.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala10.85°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha8.49°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati2.18°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra8.43°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani166.75°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:35 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:01 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:25 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:16 – 13:32
Yamaganda08:31 – 09:46
Gulika Kāla11:01 – 12:16
Varjyam07:40 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:15 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:31 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:46 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:01 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:16 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:32 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:47 – 16:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:02 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:18 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:02 – 20:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:47 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:32 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:16 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:01 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:46 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:31 – 07:15 (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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867234.27
Julian Day2455699.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0119°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.78°
🪷 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 (24.0119°), declination 19.43°, EoT 3.69 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: 2011-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)