पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 27, 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 14.16 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम्।।14.16।।
"14.16 They say the fruit of a meritorious action is spotless and full of purity; the outcome of Passion is misery, and of Ignorance darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.89°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra20.48°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala39.54°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha1.78°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.37°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra335.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani243.18°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:37 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:59 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 14:58
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:18
Gulika Kāla09:38 – 10:58
Varjyam07:24 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:57 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:18 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:38 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:58 – 12:18 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:18 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:58 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:18 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:38 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:18 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:58 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:18 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:58 – 03:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:38 – 05:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:18 – 06:57 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869405.27
Julian Day2457870.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0949°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.02°
🪷 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 (24.0949°), declination 13.84°, EoT 2.33 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: 2017-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)