पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 23, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.17 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च।।13.17।।
"13.17 In all beings undivided, yet living in division, It is the upholder of all, Creator and Destroyer alike;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.52°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra64.07°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala22.05°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha22.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.07°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra48.96°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani219.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:16 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:46 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:40 – 15:01
Yamaganda06:53 – 08:15
Gulika Kāla09:36 – 10:57
Varjyam07:20 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:53 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:15 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:36 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:57 – 12:19 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:19 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:40 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:01 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:22 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:44 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:22 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:01 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:40 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:19 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:57 – 03:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:36 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:15 – 06:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°
Longitude: 144.9631°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868670.27
Julian Day2457135.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0668°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.72°
🪷 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 (24.0668°), declination 12.37°, EoT 1.60 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: 2015-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)