पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 6, 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 14.25 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते।।14.25।।
"14.25 Who looks equally upon honour and dishonour, loves friends and foes alike, abandons all initiative, such is he who transcends the Qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.25'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra146.79°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.71°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha0.14°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati170.43°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra339.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani242.83°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:46 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:29 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:41 – 10:59
Yamaganda13:35 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla07:06 – 08:23
Varjyam07:31 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:06 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:23 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:41 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:59 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:17 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:52 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:10 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:28 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:10 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:52 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:17 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:59 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:41 – 05:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:23 – 07:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869414.27
Julian Day2457879.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0953°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.33°
🪷 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 (24.0953°), declination 16.54°, EoT 3.44 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: 2017-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)