पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 27, 2018 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 4.42 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तस्मादज्ञानसंभूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनाऽऽत्मनः।

छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत।।4.42।।
"4.42 Therefore, cleaving asunder with the sword of wisdom the doubts of the heart, which thine own ignorance has engendered, follow the Path of Wisdom and arise!"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.64°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra155.86°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala267.20°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha345.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.58°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra38.50°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani254.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā 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)15:48 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:54 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 51 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 Kāla10:58 – 12:18
Yamaganda14:58 – 16:18
Gulika Kāla08:17 – 09:38
Varjyam07:24 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:38 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:18 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:58 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:58 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:38 – 05:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:17 – 06:57 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869770.27
Julian Day2458235.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1089°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.99°
🪷 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 (24.1089°), declination 13.77°, 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: 2018-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)