पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 27, 2020 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 6.1 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः।

स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः।।6.1।।
"6.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: He who acts because it is his duty, not thinking of the consequences, is really spiritual and a true ascetic; and not he who merely observes rituals or who shuns all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.11°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra57.25°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha3.84°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra52.92°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani277.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:29 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:00 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:18 – 09:38
Yamaganda10:58 – 12:18
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 14:58
Varjyam07:24 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:58 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:18 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:38 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:58 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:18 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 14:58 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:58 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:18 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:38 – 19:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:18 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:58 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:18 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:58 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:38 – 05:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:18 – 06:58 (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 Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870501.27
Julian Day2458966.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1369°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.97°
🪷 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 (24.1369°), declination 13.93°, 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: 2020-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)