पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 15, 2020 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.18 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि।

शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः।।5.18।।

"5.18 Sages look equally upon all, whether he be a minister of learning and humility, or an infidel, or whether it be a cow, an elephant or a dog." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	1.40°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	272.36°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	286.20°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
बुध Budha	341.76°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	271.77°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	45.11°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शनि Śani	277.24°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:47 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:54 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:20 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:12 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:36 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 06 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 53 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:18 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:58 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:54 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla	17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:58 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:20 – 13:44
Yamaganda	08:10 – 09:34
Gulika Kāla	10:57 – 12:20
Varjyam	07:15 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta	09:23 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:47 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:10 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:34 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:57 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:20 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:44 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:07 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:30 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:54 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:30 – 21:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:07 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:44 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:20 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:57 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:34 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:10 – 06:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā 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)	1870489.27
Julian Day	2458954.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1364°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	268.03°

🪷 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 (24.1364°), declination 9.87°, EoT -0.24 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: 2020-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)