पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 13, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.16 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः।

न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन।।6.16।।
"6.16 Meditation is not for him who eats too much, not for him who eats not at all; not for him who is overmuch addicted to sleep, not for him who is always awake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya358.94°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra131.63°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.95°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha9.42°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati329.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra313.55°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani298.96°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:38 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:45 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:21 – 13:45
Yamaganda08:09 – 09:33
Gulika Kāla10:57 – 12:21
Varjyam07:13 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:45 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:09 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:33 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:57 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:21 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:45 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:09 – 16:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:33 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:57 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:33 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:09 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:45 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:21 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:57 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:33 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:09 – 06:45 (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)1871217.27
Julian Day2459682.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1642°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.86°
🪷 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 (24.1642°), declination 8.98°, EoT -0.77 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: 2022-04-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)