पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 28, 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 14.17 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
"14.17 Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.17'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra35.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala40.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha1.30°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.26°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra335.44°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani243.15°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:47 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:42 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:58 – 12:18
Yamaganda14:57 – 16:17
Gulika Kāla08:18 – 09:38
Varjyam07:25 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:58 – 08:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:18 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:38 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:58 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:37 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:57 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:17 – 17:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:37 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:17 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:57 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:37 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:58 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:38 – 05:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:18 – 06:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869406.27
Julian Day2457871.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0950°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.51°
🪷 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 (24.0950°), declination 14.16°, EoT 2.49 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: 2017-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)