पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 29, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.22 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु।।13.22।।
"13.22 God dwelling in the heart of Nature experiences the Qualities which nature brings forth; and His affinity towards the Qualities is the reason for His living in a good or evil body." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya344.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra356.91°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala19.27°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha2.54°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.96°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra338.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani243.47°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:38 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:53 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:25 – 13:54
Yamaganda08:00 – 09:29
Gulika Kāla10:57 – 12:25
Varjyam07:01 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:32 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:00 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:29 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:57 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:25 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:54 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:22 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:51 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:19 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:51 – 21:22 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:22 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:54 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:25 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:57 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:29 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:00 – 06:32 (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)1869376.27
Julian Day2457841.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0938°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.71°
🪷 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 (24.0938°), declination 3.39°, EoT -5.30 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: 2017-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)