पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 5, 2013 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 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.68°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra322.87°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha12.42°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.83°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra30.16°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani193.43°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:06 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:45 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:11 – 17:29
Yamaganda12:17 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla14:53 – 16:11
Varjyam07:31 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:05 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:23 – 09:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:41 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:59 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:17 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:53 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:11 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:29 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:11 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:53 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 00:17 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:17 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:59 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:41 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:23 – 07:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867952.27
Julian Day2456417.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0394°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.60°
🪷 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 (24.0394°), declination 16.25°, EoT 3.35 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: 2013-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)