पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 10, 2021 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।

"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.17'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	25.47°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	6.50°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	75.64°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	45.34°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	305.37°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	36.75°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शनि Śani	289.24°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:09 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:24 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:16 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:35 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:27 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 14 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 45 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:47 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:18 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:24 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla	17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:26 – 09:43
Yamaganda	11:00 – 12:16
Gulika Kāla	13:33 – 14:50
Varjyam	07:35 – 07:51
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: Saumya (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	07:09 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:26 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:43 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	11:00 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:16 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:33 – 14:50 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:50 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:07 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:24 – 19:07 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:07 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:50 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:33 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:16 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	02:00 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:43 – 05:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:26 – 07:09 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870879.27
Julian Day	2459344.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1513°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	340.62°

🪷 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 (24.1513°), declination 17.64°, EoT 3.68 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: 2021-05-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)