पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 11, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.9 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।

तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर।।3.9।।
"3.9 In this world people are fettered by action, unless it is performed as a sacrifice. Therefore, O Arjuna, let thy acts be done without attachment, as sacrifice only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya326.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra354.31°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.43°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha315.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.18°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra304.01°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani231.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:40 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:01 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:31
Yamaganda15:39 – 17:12
Gulika Kāla07:49 – 09:23
Varjyam06:47 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · 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 Chala06:15 – 07:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:49 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:31 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:05 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:39 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:12 – 18:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:46 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:12 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:39 – 23:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:05 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:31 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:49 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868993.27
Julian Day2457458.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0792°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.04°
🪷 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 (24.0792°), declination -3.61°, EoT -10.76 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: 2016-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)