पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 26, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.25 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत।

कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्िचकीर्षुर्लोकसंग्रहम्।।3.25।।
"3.25 As the ignorant act, because of their fondness for action, so should the wise act without such attachment, fixing their eyes, O Arjuna, only on the welfare of the world." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.69°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra330.71°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.45°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha11.23°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.52°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra327.86°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani206.82°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:25 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:43 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:37 – 10:58
Yamaganda13:38 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla06:56 – 08:17
Varjyam07:23 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:56 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:17 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:37 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:58 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:18 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:59 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:19 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:40 – 19:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:19 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:59 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:18 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:58 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:37 – 05:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:17 – 06:56 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868308.27
Julian Day2456773.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0530°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.15°
🪷 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 (24.0530°), declination 13.43°, EoT 2.16 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: 2014-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)