पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 28, 2014 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya343.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra306.40°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.85°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha318.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.47°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra296.55°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani208.49°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:20 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:37 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:26
Yamaganda15:23 – 16:52
Gulika Kāla07:59 – 09:28
Varjyam07:00 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:31 – 07:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:59 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:28 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:26 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:23 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:52 – 18:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:21 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:52 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:23 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:26 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:28 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:59 – 06:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868279.27
Julian Day2456744.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0519°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.12°
🪷 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 (24.0519°), declination 2.89°, EoT -5.62 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: 2014-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)