पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 16, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.15 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।

तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्।।3.15।।
"3.15 All action originates in the Supreme Spirit, which is Imperishable, and in sacrificial action the all-pervading Spirit is consciously present." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.20°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra305.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha301.78°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.22°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra312.02°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani252.02°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:02 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:22 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:54 – 12:35
Yamaganda15:57 – 17:37
Gulika Kāla07:32 – 09:13
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:51 – 07:32 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:32 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:13 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:54 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:35 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:16 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:57 – 17:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:37 – 19:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:18 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:37 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:57 – 23:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:16 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:35 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:54 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:13 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:32 – 05:51 (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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869700.27
Julian Day2458165.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1062°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.98°
🪷 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 (24.1062°), declination -12.41°, EoT -14.54 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: 2018-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)