पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 18, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: रामानुजाचार्य जयन्ती — Rāmānujācārya Jayantī
Birth of Rāmānujācārya; Viśiṣṭādvaita-pratiṣṭhāpaka. Caitra Śukla 5.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।
"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya333.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra24.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.74°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha308.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati296.21°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra331.16°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani286.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:46 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:00 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:01 – 15:32
Yamaganda06:22 – 07:54
Gulika Kāla09:25 – 10:57
Varjyam06:52 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:22 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:54 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:25 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:57 – 12:29 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:29 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:01 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:32 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:04 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:36 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:04 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:32 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:01 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:29 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:57 – 03:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:25 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:54 – 06:22 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870826.27
Julian Day2459291.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1493°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.29°
🪷 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 (24.1493°), declination -0.93°, EoT -8.76 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: 2021-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)