पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 7, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.5 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न हि कश्िचत्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्।

कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः।।3.5।।
"3.5 He cannot even for a moment remain really inactive, for the Qualities of Nature will compel him to act whether he will or no." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra294.99°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala216.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha308.40°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra299.06°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani231.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:49 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:32 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:47 – 09:22
Yamaganda10:57 – 12:32
Gulika Kāla14:07 – 15:42
Varjyam06:43 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:12 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:47 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:22 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:57 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:32 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:07 – 15:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:42 – 17:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:17 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:52 – 20:17 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:17 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:42 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:07 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:32 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:57 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:22 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:47 – 06:12 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868989.27
Julian Day2457454.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0790°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.24°
🪷 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 (24.0790°), declination -5.17°, EoT -11.77 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: 2016-03-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)