पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 25, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.23 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।3.23।।
"3.23 For were I not to act without ceasing, O prince, people would be glad to do likewise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya340.75°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra177.43°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala221.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha341.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra321.33°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani232.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:04 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:03 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:27
Yamaganda15:26 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla07:58 – 09:28
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:28 – 07:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:58 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:28 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:27 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:56 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:26 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:25 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:26 – 22:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:56 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:27 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:28 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:58 – 06:28 (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)1869007.27
Julian Day2457472.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0797°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)199.23°
🪷 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 (24.0797°), declination 1.92°, EoT -6.58 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: 2016-03-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)