पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 20, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.60 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः।

इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः।।2.60।।
"2.60 O Arjuna! The mind of him, who is trying to conquer it, is forcibly carried away in spite of his efforts, by his tumultuous senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.60's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra194.43°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.06°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha308.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.02°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra288.56°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani208.77°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:16 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:54 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:31
Yamaganda06:23 – 07:55
Gulika Kāla09:26 – 10:57
Varjyam06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:38

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)
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 Śubha06:23 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:55 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:26 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:57 – 12:28 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:28 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:00 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:31 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:02 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:33 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:02 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:31 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:00 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:28 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:57 – 03:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:26 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:55 – 06:23 (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)1868271.27
Julian Day2456736.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0516°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)220.25°
🪷 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 (24.0516°), declination -0.26°, EoT -8.15 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: 2014-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)