पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 10, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.39 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।

कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।
"3.39 It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom. It is as insatiable as a flame of fire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya356.53°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra32.94°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.26°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha12.99°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra341.10°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani231.92°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:48 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:47 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:36 – 18:01
Yamaganda12:22 – 13:47
Gulika Kāla15:11 – 16:36
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:43 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:07 – 09:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:32 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:57 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:22 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:47 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:11 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:36 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:01 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:36 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:11 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:47 – 00:22 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:22 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:57 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:32 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:07 – 06:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869023.27
Julian Day2457488.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0803°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)34.12°
🪷 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 (24.0803°), declination 8.05°, EoT -1.61 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: 2016-04-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)