पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 26, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।
"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya40.44°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra134.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha47.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati110.99°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra85.12°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani217.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:55 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:08 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 50 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 09 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:45 – 15:58
Yamaganda09:49 – 11:03
Gulika Kāla12:17 – 13:31
Varjyam07:46 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Roga07:22 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:36 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:49 – 11:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:03 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:17 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:31 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:45 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:58 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:12 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:58 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:45 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:31 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:17 – 02:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:03 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:49 – 05:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:36 – 07:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868703.27
Julian Day2457168.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0681°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)93.10°
🪷 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 (24.0681°), declination 21.04°, EoT 3.12 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: 2015-05-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)