पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 25, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.10 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अभ्यासेऽप्यसमर्थोऽसि मत्कर्मपरमो भव।मदर्थमपि कर्माणि कुर्वन् सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि।।12.10।।
"12.10 And if thou are not strong enough to practise concentration, then devote thyself to My service, do all thine acts for My sake, and thou shalt still attain the goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.10'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya312.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra292.96°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.21°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha304.08°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.02°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra347.85°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.21°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:07 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:22 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:09 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:07 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:17 – 10:56
Yamaganda14:12 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla06:01 – 07:39
Varjyam06:34 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:01 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:39 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:17 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:56 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:34 – 14:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:12 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:50 – 17:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:28 – 19:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:07 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:28 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:50 – 23:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:12 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:34 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:56 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:17 – 04:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:39 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869344.27
Julian Day2457809.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0926°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.44°
🪷 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 (24.0926°), declination -9.08°, EoT -13.70 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: 2017-02-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)