पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 27, 2019 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।

"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.18'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	12.39°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	283.63°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	53.26°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
बुध Budha	349.05°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	239.80°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	343.35°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	266.31°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:57 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:39 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:18 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:20 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:26 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 41 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 18 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:31 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:04 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:56 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:39 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla	17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:56 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:37 – 10:58
Yamaganda	13:38 – 14:58
Gulika Kāla	06:57 – 08:17
Varjyam	07:24 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta	09:27 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:57 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:17 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:37 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:58 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:18 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:38 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:58 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:18 – 17:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:39 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:18 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:58 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:38 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:18 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:58 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:37 – 05:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:17 – 06:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870135.27
Julian Day	2458600.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1229°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	270.40°

🪷 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 (24.1229°), declination 13.69°, 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: 2019-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)