पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 15, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.55 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।

आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।।2.55।।
"2.55 Lord Shri Krishna replied: When a man has given up the desires of his heart and is satisfied with the Self alone, be sure that he has reached the highest state." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya330.32°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra131.37°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.07°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha302.63°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.84°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra283.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani208.89°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:41 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:47 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:24 – 10:57
Yamaganda14:03 – 15:35
Gulika Kāla06:19 – 07:51
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:19 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:51 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:24 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:57 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:30 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:03 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:35 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:08 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:41 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:08 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:35 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:03 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:30 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:57 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:24 – 04:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:51 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868266.27
Julian Day2456731.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0514°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.06°
🪷 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 (24.0514°), declination -2.23°, EoT -9.65 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: 2014-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)