पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 18, 2014 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.4 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।

कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति।।4.4।।

"4.4 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Viwaswana was born before Thee; how then canst Thou have revealed it to him?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	32.99°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	256.04°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	164.73°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	53.74°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	83.03°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	352.94°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शनि Śani	205.19°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:16 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:17 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:16 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:48 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:29 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 01 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 58 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:55 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:25 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:57 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:17 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:02 – 17:17
Yamaganda	12:16 – 13:32
Gulika Kāla	14:47 – 16:02
Varjyam	07:41 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta	09:36 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	07:16 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:31 – 09:46 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:46 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	11:01 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:16 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:32 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:47 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:02 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:17 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:02 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:47 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:32 – 00:16 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:16 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	02:01 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:46 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:31 – 07:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868330.27
Julian Day	2456795.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0538°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	221.35°

🪷 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 (24.0538°), declination 19.50°, EoT 3.69 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: 2014-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)