पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 20, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.32 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्।

सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्।।2.32।।
"2.32 Blessed are the soldiers who find their opportunity. This opportunity has opened for thee the gates of heaven." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.26°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra184.59°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.67°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha298.23°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.07°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra265.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani208.92°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:46 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:01 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:14 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:14 – 15:54
Yamaganda05:55 – 07:35
Gulika Kāla09:15 – 10:55
Varjyam06:29 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:55 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:35 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:15 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:55 – 12:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:34 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:14 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:54 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:34 – 19:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:14 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:34 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:54 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:14 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:34 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:55 – 03:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:15 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:35 – 05:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868243.27
Julian Day2456708.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0505°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.11°
🪷 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 (24.0505°), declination -11.01°, EoT -14.28 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: 2014-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)