पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 2, 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 6.35 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं।

अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते।।6.35।।
"6.35 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Doubtless, O Mighty One, the mind is fickle and exceedingly difficult to restrain, but, O Son of Kunti, with practice and renunciation it can be done." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.35'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra30.87°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha37.46°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra334.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani300.22°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:10 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:12 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:21 – 09:39
Yamaganda10:58 – 12:17
Gulika Kāla13:36 – 14:55
Varjyam07:28 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:02 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:21 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:39 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:58 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:17 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:36 – 14:55 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:55 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:14 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:32 – 19:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:14 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:55 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:36 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:17 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:58 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:39 – 05:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:21 – 07:02 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871236.27
Julian Day2459701.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1650°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.75°
🪷 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 (24.1650°), declination 15.32°, EoT 3.04 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: 2022-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)