पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 27, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.39 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
एषा तेऽभिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु।

बुद्ध्यायुक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि।।2.39।।
"2.39 I have told thee the philosophy of Knowledge. Now listen and I will explain the philosophy of Action, by means of which, O Arjuna, thou shalt break through the bondage of all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.39'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.31°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra282.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.16°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha294.05°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.82°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra270.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani209.00°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:21 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:29 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:11 – 15:49
Yamaganda06:03 – 07:40
Gulika Kāla09:18 – 10:56
Varjyam06:35 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:03 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:40 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:18 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:56 – 12:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:34 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:11 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:49 – 17:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:27 – 19:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:04 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:27 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:49 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:11 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:34 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:56 – 03:18 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:18 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:40 – 06:03 (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)1868250.27
Julian Day2456715.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0508°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)329.98°
🪷 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 (24.0508°), declination -8.43°, EoT -13.39 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: 2014-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)