पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 14, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।
"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.52'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya329.07°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra242.72°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.47°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha307.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.77°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra1.64°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani220.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:23 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:07 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:24 – 10:57
Yamaganda14:03 – 15:36
Gulika Kāla06:17 – 07:51
Varjyam06:48 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:17 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:51 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:24 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:57 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:30 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:03 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:36 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:10 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:43 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:10 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:36 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:03 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:30 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:57 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:24 – 04:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:51 – 06:17 (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)1868630.27
Julian Day2457095.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0653°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)277.26°
🪷 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 -2.72°, EoT -9.94 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: 2015-03-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)