पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 21, 2018 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.5 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन।

तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप।।4.5।।

"4.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have been born again and again, from time to time; thou too,O Arjuna! My births are known to Me, but thou knowest not thine." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	336.27°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	19.42°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	247.53°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
बुध Budha	352.42°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	208.70°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	353.12°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शनि Śani	254.26°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:24 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:28 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:09 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:33 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 07 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 52 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:47 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:24 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:04 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:29 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:04 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:28 – 13:59
Yamaganda	07:55 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla	10:57 – 12:28
Varjyam	06:55 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta	09:14 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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 Labha	06:24 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:55 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:26 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:57 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:28 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:59 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:30 – 17:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:01 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:32 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:01 – 21:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:30 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:59 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:28 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:57 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:26 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:55 – 06:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869733.27
Julian Day	2458198.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1075°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	43.19°

🪷 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 (24.1075°), declination 0.15°, EoT -7.84 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: 2018-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)