पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 4, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.46'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya350.65°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra132.58°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.10°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha329.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.76°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra36.24°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani182.80°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:17 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:26 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:24 – 13:50
Yamaganda08:04 – 09:30
Gulika Kāla10:57 – 12:24
Varjyam07:06 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:37 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:04 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:30 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:57 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:24 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:50 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:17 – 16:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:43 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:10 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:43 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:17 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:50 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:24 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:57 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:30 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:04 – 06:37 (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)1867556.27
Julian Day2456021.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0242°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.86°
🪷 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 (24.0242°), declination 5.78°, EoT -3.40 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: 2012-04-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)