पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 9, 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 3.9 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।

तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर।।3.9।।
"3.9 In this world people are fettered by action, unless it is performed as a sacrifice. Therefore, O Arjuna, let thy acts be done without attachment, as sacrifice only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.9'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra245.40°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.85°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha5.32°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati27.86°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra59.09°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani180.21°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:37 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:21 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 16 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 43 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:17 – 13:34
Yamaganda08:25 – 09:42
Gulika Kāla10:59 – 12:17
Varjyam07:34 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:08 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:25 – 09:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:42 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:59 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:17 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:51 – 16:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:08 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:25 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:08 – 20:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:51 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:17 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:59 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:42 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:25 – 07:08 (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)1867591.27
Julian Day2456056.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0256°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.45°
🪷 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 (24.0256°), declination 17.42°, EoT 3.63 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: 2012-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)