पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 5, 2021 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 17.12 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।
"17.12 Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification - that, O best of Aryans, is the product of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra305.20°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.60°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha37.24°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.74°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra30.60°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani289.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:35 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:55 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:17 – 13:35
Yamaganda08:23 – 09:41
Gulika Kāla10:59 – 12:17
Varjyam07:31 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:05 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:23 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:41 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:59 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:17 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:35 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:53 – 16:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:11 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:29 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:11 – 20:53 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:53 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:35 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:17 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:59 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:41 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:23 – 07:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870874.27
Julian Day2459339.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1511°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)281.63°
🪷 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 (24.1511°), declination 16.27°, EoT 3.35 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: 2021-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)