पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 11, 2021 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।

"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.18'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	26.44°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	18.36°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	76.25°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	46.78°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	305.49°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	37.98°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शनि Śani	289.26°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:10 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:23 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:16 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:31 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:57 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 13 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 46 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:48 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:19 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:23 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla	17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:50 – 16:06
Yamaganda	09:43 – 11:00
Gulika Kāla	12:16 – 13:33
Varjyam	07:35 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta	09:33 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	07:10 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:27 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:43 – 11:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	11:00 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:16 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:33 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:50 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:06 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:23 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:06 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:50 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:33 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:16 – 02:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	02:00 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:43 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:27 – 07:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870880.27
Julian Day	2459345.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1514°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	352.31°

🪷 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 (24.1514°), declination 17.90°, EoT 3.71 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: 2021-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)