पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 11, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।
"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya326.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra298.42°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala39.63°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha299.44°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra322.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani285.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:51 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:26 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:05 – 15:39
Yamaganda06:15 – 07:49
Gulika Kāla09:23 – 10:57
Varjyam06:47 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:15 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:49 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:23 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:57 – 12:31 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:31 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:05 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:39 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:13 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:47 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:13 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:39 – 23:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:05 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:31 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:57 – 03:23 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:23 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:49 – 06:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870819.27
Julian Day2459284.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1490°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.37°
🪷 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 (24.1490°), declination -3.69°, EoT -10.76 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: 2021-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)