पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 23, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.12 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ।।14.12।।
"14.12 O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.99°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra322.32°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala36.78°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha4.23°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.83°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra333.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani243.30°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:52 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:32 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:22 – 17:43
Yamaganda12:19 – 13:40
Gulika Kāla15:01 – 16:22
Varjyam07:21 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:54 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:15 – 09:36 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:36 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:57 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:19 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:40 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:01 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:22 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:43 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:22 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:01 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:40 – 00:19 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:19 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:57 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:36 – 05:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:15 – 06:54 (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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869401.27
Julian Day2457866.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0948°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.59°
🪷 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 (24.0948°), declination 12.54°, EoT 1.60 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: 2017-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)