पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 6, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.44 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं

प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्।

पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः

प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।11.44।।
"11.44 Therefore I prostrate myself before Thee, O Lord! Most Adorable! I salute Thee, I ask Thy blessing. Only Thou canst be trusted to bear with me, as father to son, as friend to friend, as lover to his beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.08°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra144.18°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala346.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha295.77°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.48°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra351.91°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani220.57°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:56 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:33 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:32
Yamaganda15:43 – 17:19
Gulika Kāla07:45 – 09:21
Varjyam06:42 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:10 – 07:45 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:45 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:21 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:32 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:08 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:43 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:19 – 18:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:55 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:19 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:43 – 23:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:08 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:32 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:21 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:45 – 06:10 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868622.27
Julian Day2457087.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0650°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)184.17°
🪷 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 (24.0650°), declination -5.85°, EoT -12.00 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: 2015-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)