पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 11, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya326.84°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra183.22°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha342.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra11.95°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani184.35°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:20 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:32 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:13 – 18:46
Yamaganda12:31 – 14:05
Gulika Kāla15:39 – 17:13
Varjyam06:47 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:15 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:49 – 09:23 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:23 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:57 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:31 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:05 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:39 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:13 – 18:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:46 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:13 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:39 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:05 – 00:31 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:31 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:57 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:23 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:49 – 06:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867532.27
Julian Day2455997.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0233°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.59°
🪷 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 (24.0233°), declination -3.62°, EoT -10.76 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: 2012-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)