पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 22, 2022 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 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.74°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra258.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha25.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati331.90°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra323.53°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani299.61°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:42 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:21 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:19
Yamaganda15:02 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla08:14 – 09:36
Varjyam07:20 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:53 – 08:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:14 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:36 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:19 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:40 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:02 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:23 – 17:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:45 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:23 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:02 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:40 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:19 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:36 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:14 – 06:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871226.27
Julian Day2459691.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1646°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.59°
🪷 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 (24.1646°), declination 12.14°, EoT 1.40 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: 2022-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)