पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 15, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.8 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः।।13.8।।
"13.8 Humility, sincerity, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service of the Master, purity, steadfastness, self-control;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya330.55°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra178.65°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala9.27°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha337.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.56°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra346.57°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani243.12°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:51 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:53 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:30 – 14:03
Yamaganda07:52 – 09:24
Gulika Kāla10:57 – 12:30
Varjyam06:50 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:19 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:52 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:24 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:57 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:30 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:03 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:35 – 17:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:08 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:41 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:08 – 21:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:35 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:03 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:30 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:57 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:24 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:52 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869362.27
Julian Day2457827.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0933°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)210.58°
🪷 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 (24.0933°), declination -2.13°, EoT -9.65 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: 2017-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)