पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 18, 2015 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.12 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोन्यथा।।13.12।।

"13.12 Constant yearning for the knowledge of Self, and pondering over the lessons of the great Truth - this is Wisdom, all else ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	3.64°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	353.37°	Mīna	Revatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	18.42°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
बुध Budha	12.10°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	107.88°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	43.20°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शनि Śani	219.69°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:49 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:50 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:20 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:57 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:20 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 01 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 58 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:21 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:54 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:58 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:50 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla	17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:58 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:34 – 10:57
Yamaganda	13:42 – 15:05
Gulika Kāla	06:49 – 08:12
Varjyam	07:16 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta	09:23 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:49 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:12 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:34 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:57 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:20 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:42 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:05 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:28 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:50 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:28 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:05 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:42 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:20 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:57 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:34 – 05:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:12 – 06:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Revatī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868665.27
Julian Day	2457130.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0666°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	351.13°

🪷 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 (24.0666°), declination 10.66°, EoT 0.51 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: 2015-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)