पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 16, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.46°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra183.09°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala349.60°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha289.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.42°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra344.07°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani241.59°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:57 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:09 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:16 – 15:56
Yamaganda05:51 – 07:32
Gulika Kāla09:13 – 10:54
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:51 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:32 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:13 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:54 – 12:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:35 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:16 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:56 – 17:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:37 – 19:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:18 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:37 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:56 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:16 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:35 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:54 – 03:13 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:13 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:32 – 05:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869335.27
Julian Day2457800.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0923°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.78°
🪷 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 (24.0923°), declination -12.32°, EoT -14.54 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: 2017-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)