पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 1, 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 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।

तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।
"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.1'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.05°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra127.10°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.09°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha352.60°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati25.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra56.16°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani180.76°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:09 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:06 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:55 – 16:14
Yamaganda09:39 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla12:17 – 13:36
Varjyam07:28 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:01 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:20 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:39 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:58 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:17 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:55 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:14 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:33 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:14 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:55 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:17 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:58 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:39 – 05:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:20 – 07:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867583.27
Julian Day2456048.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0253°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.19°
🪷 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 (24.0253°), declination 15.15°, EoT 2.92 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: 2012-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)