पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 11, 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 6.15 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी नियतमानसः।

शान्तिं निर्वाणपरमां मत्संस्थामधिगच्छति।।6.15।।
"6.15 Thus keeping his mind always in communion with Me, and with his thoughts subdued, he shall attain that Peace which is mine and which will lead him to liberation at last." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.15'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.68°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra254.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala304.14°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha33.66°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati273.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra57.41°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani277.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:07 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:49 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:48 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 09:43
Yamaganda11:00 – 12:16
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 14:50
Varjyam07:36 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:10 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:27 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:43 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:00 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:16 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 14:50 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:50 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:06 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:23 – 19:06 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:06 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:50 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:16 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:00 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:43 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:27 – 07:10 (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)1870515.27
Julian Day2458980.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1374°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.97°
🪷 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 (24.1374°), declination 17.96°, 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: 2020-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)