पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 11, 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 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।
"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.12'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya25.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra102.74°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.36°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha13.58°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra0.33°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani266.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:21 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:26 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:48 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:43 – 11:00
Yamaganda13:33 – 14:50
Gulika Kāla07:09 – 08:26
Varjyam07:35 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: 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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:09 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:26 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:43 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:00 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:16 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:33 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:50 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:07 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:23 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:07 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:50 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:33 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:16 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:00 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:43 – 05:26 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:26 – 07:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870149.27
Julian Day2458614.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1234°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.37°
🪷 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 (24.1234°), declination 17.76°, EoT 3.71 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: 2019-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)