पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 1, 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 6.34 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
चञ्चलं हि मनः कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद्दृढम्।

तस्याहं निग्रहं मन्ये वायोरिव सुदुष्करम्।।6.34।।
"6.34 My Lord! Verily, the mind is fickle and turbulent, obstinate and strong, yea extremely difficult as the wind to control." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra18.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala317.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha36.67°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati333.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra333.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani300.16°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:13 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:39 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:08 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:15 – 17:34
Yamaganda12:17 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla14:55 – 16:15
Varjyam07:27 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 Udveg07:01 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:20 – 09:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:39 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:58 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:17 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:36 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:55 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:15 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:34 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:15 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:55 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:36 – 00:17 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:17 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:58 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:39 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:20 – 07:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871235.27
Julian Day2459700.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1649°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.91°
🪷 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 15.02°, EoT 2.92 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: 2022-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)