पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 23, 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 15.14 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः।प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम्।।15.14।।
"15.14 Becoming the fire of life, I pass into their bodies and, uniting with the vital streams of Prana and Apana, I digest the various kinds of food." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.49°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra234.21°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha343.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra338.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani266.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:01 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:41 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:01 – 16:22
Yamaganda09:36 – 10:57
Gulika Kāla12:19 – 13:40
Varjyam07:20 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:53 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:15 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:36 – 10:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:57 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:19 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:40 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:01 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:22 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:44 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:22 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:01 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:40 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:19 – 01:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:57 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:36 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:15 – 06:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870131.27
Julian Day2458596.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1227°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)225.89°
🪷 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 (24.1227°), declination 12.38°, EoT 1.60 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: 2019-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)