पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 2, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya317.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra38.75°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala255.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha307.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra2.21°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani274.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:02 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:52 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:43 – 09:20
Yamaganda10:56 – 12:33
Gulika Kāla14:10 – 15:46
Varjyam06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:07 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:43 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:20 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:56 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:33 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:10 – 15:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:46 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:23 – 18:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:59 – 20:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:23 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:46 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:10 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:33 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:56 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:20 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:43 – 06:07 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870445.27
Julian Day2458910.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1347°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.61°
🪷 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 (24.1347°), declination -7.09°, EoT -12.85 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: 2020-03-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)