पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 12, 2016 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.10 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः।

अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक्।।3.10।।

"3.10 In the beginning, when God created all beings by the sacrifice of Himself, He said unto them: Through sacrifice you can procreate, and it shall satisfy all your desires." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.10'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	327.82°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	9.27°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	217.77°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
बुध Budha	317.00°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	143.05°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	305.25°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	231.96°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:16 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:45 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:31 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:53 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:39 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:37 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:14 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:06 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:35 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:45 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla	18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:06 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:24 – 10:57
Yamaganda	14:04 – 15:38
Gulika Kāla	06:16 – 07:50
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:16 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:50 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:24 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:57 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:31 – 14:04 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	14:04 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:38 – 17:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:11 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:45 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:11 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:38 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	23:04 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:31 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:57 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:24 – 04:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:50 – 06:16 (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 Śukla Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868994.27
Julian Day	2457459.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0792°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	38.56°

🪷 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 -3.21°, EoT -10.49 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: 2016-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)