पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 17, 2019 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 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।
"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.63°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra149.62°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.71°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha335.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati240.14°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra331.24°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani266.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:13 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:03 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:20 – 13:43
Yamaganda08:11 – 09:34
Gulika Kāla10:57 – 12:20
Varjyam07:16 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:48 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:11 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:34 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:57 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:20 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:43 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:29 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:52 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:29 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:43 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:20 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:57 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:34 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:11 – 06:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870125.27
Julian Day2458590.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1225°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.15°
🪷 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 (24.1225°), declination 10.31°, EoT 0.26 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: 2019-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)