पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 12, 2021 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।

"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.2'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	327.54°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	311.28°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	40.21°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
बुध Budha	300.64°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	294.92°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	323.69°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	285.47°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:16 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:45 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:31 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:53 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:59 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:36 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:14 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:06 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:35 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:45 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla	18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:06 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:57 – 12:31
Yamaganda	15:38 – 17:12
Gulika Kāla	07:50 – 09:23
Varjyam	06:47 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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 · 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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:16 – 07:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:50 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:23 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:57 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:31 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:04 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:38 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:12 – 18:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:45 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:12 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:38 – 23:04 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:04 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:31 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:57 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:23 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:50 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Mahā Śivarātri Walk (महा शिवरात्रि यात्रा)

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.

Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870820.27
Julian Day	2459285.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1491°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	344.76°

🪷 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 (24.1491°), declination -3.30°, EoT -10.49 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: 2021-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)