पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 16, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.58 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.58।।
"2.58 He who can withdraw his senses from the attraction of their objects, as the tortoise draws his limbs within its shell - take it that such a one has attained Perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.58's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.43°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra303.46°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.48°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha335.02°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra46.51°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani181.89°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:42 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:06 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:11 – 09:34
Yamaganda10:57 – 12:20
Gulika Kāla13:43 – 15:06
Varjyam07:16 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · 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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:48 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:11 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:34 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:57 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:20 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:43 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:06 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:29 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:52 – 19:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:29 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:06 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:43 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:20 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:57 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:34 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:11 – 06:48 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867568.27
Julian Day2456033.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0247°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)298.74°
🪷 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 (24.0247°), declination 10.21°, EoT 0.02 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: 2012-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)