पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 13, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.51 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन।

इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः।।11.51।।
"11.51 Arjuna said: Seeing Thee in Thy gentle human form, my Lord, I am myself again, calm once more." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.51'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.07°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra229.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.71°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha305.59°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.85°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra0.43°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani220.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:38 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:14 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:30
Yamaganda15:37 – 17:11
Gulika Kāla07:50 – 09:23
Varjyam06:48 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:16 – 07:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:50 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:30 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:04 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:37 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:11 – 18:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:44 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:11 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:37 – 23:04 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:04 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:30 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:50 – 06:16 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868629.27
Julian Day2457094.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0653°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)265.26°
🪷 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 (24.0653°), declination -3.12°, EoT -10.22 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: 2015-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)