पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 29, 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 6.32 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।

सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः।।6.32।।
"6.32 O Arjuna! He is the perfect saint who, taught by the likeness within himself, sees the same Self everywhere, whether the outer form be pleasurable or painful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.32'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.56°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra353.59°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala316.03°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha34.82°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati333.40°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra331.42°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani300.05°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:12 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:35 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:58 – 12:18
Yamaganda14:57 – 16:16
Gulika Kāla08:19 – 09:38
Varjyam07:26 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:59 – 08:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:19 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:38 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:58 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:37 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:57 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:16 – 17:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:36 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:16 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:57 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:37 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:58 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:38 – 05:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:19 – 06:59 (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)1871233.27
Julian Day2459698.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1649°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.56°
🪷 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 (24.1649°), declination 14.41°, EoT 2.64 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: 2022-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)