पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 7, 2020 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।

"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.11'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	22.82°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	197.13°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	301.40°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	24.98°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	273.02°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	56.77°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	277.78°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:07 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:27 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:17 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:02 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:46 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 19 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 40 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:44 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:15 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:27 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla	17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:34 – 14:52
Yamaganda	07:07 – 08:24
Gulika Kāla	09:42 – 10:59
Varjyam	07:32 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta	09:31 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	07:07 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	08:24 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:42 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:59 – 12:17 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:17 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:34 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:52 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:09 – 17:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:27 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:09 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:52 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:34 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:17 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:59 – 03:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:42 – 05:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	05:24 – 07:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870511.27
Julian Day	2458976.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1372°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	175.30°

🪷 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 (24.1372°), declination 16.90°, EoT 3.51 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: 2020-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)