पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 24, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.35 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।

येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम्।।2.35।।
"2.35 Great generals will think that thou hast fled from the battlefield through cowardice; though once honoured thou wilt seem despicable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya339.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra355.58°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.30°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha335.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.37°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra25.59°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani183.58°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:51 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:09 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:27 – 10:57
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla06:28 – 07:57
Varjyam06:57 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:28 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:57 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:27 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:57 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:27 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:57 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:57 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:27 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:57 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:57 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:27 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:57 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:27 – 04:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:57 – 06:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867545.27
Julian Day2456010.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0238°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.19°
🪷 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 (24.0238°), declination 1.51°, EoT -6.90 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: 2012-03-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)