पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 24, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.6 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो

यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः।

यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम

स्तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः।।2.6।।
"2.6 Nor can I say whether it were better that they conquer me or for me to conquer them, since would no longer care to live if I killed these sons of Dhritarashtra, now preparing for fight." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra334.92°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.80°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha324.01°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.78°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra354.14°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani185.00°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:06 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:15 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:55 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:51 – 17:30
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 09:17
Varjyam06:32 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:59 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:17 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:55 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:13 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:51 – 17:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:30 – 19:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:09 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:30 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:51 – 23:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:13 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:55 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:17 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867516.27
Julian Day2455981.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0227°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)26.64°
🪷 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 (24.0227°), declination -9.74°, EoT -13.84 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: 2012-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)