पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 25, 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 2.67 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते।

तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि।।2.67।।
"2.67 As a ship at sea is tossed by the tempest, so the reason is carried away by the mind when preyed upon by straying senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.67's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.22°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra51.65°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.16°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha344.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati24.56°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra52.85°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani181.21°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:12 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:48 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:02 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:18 – 13:39
Yamaganda08:16 – 09:37
Gulika Kāla10:58 – 12:18
Varjyam07:23 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:56 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:16 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:37 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:58 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:18 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:39 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:59 – 16:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:20 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:40 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:20 – 20:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:59 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:39 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:18 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:58 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:37 – 05:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:16 – 06:56 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867577.27
Julian Day2456042.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0250°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.08°
🪷 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 (24.0250°), declination 13.27°, EoT 1.98 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: 2012-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)