पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 23, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.35 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।

येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम्।।2.35।।
"2.35 Great generals will think that thou hast fled from the battlefield through cowardice; though once honoured thou wilt seem despicable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.35'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra224.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.95°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha295.73°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.94°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra267.44°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani208.96°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:35 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:06 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:31 – 19:10
Yamaganda12:34 – 14:13
Gulika Kāla15:52 – 17:31
Varjyam06:32 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:59 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:37 – 09:16 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:16 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:55 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:34 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:13 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:52 – 17:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:31 – 19:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:10 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:31 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:52 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:13 – 00:34 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:34 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:55 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:16 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:37 – 05:59 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868246.27
Julian Day2456711.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0506°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)277.22°
🪷 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 (24.0506°), declination -9.92°, EoT -13.97 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: 2014-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)