पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 13, 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 6.46 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।।
"6.46 The wise man is superior to the ascetic and to the scholar and to the man of action; therefore be thou a wise man, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.46'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.12°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra166.27°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala326.56°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha40.32°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra347.44°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani300.72°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:13 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:45 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:00 – 12:16
Yamaganda14:49 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla08:28 – 09:44
Varjyam07:37 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:11 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:28 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:44 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:00 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:33 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:49 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:05 – 17:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:21 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:05 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:49 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:33 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:00 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:44 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:28 – 07:11 (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)1871247.27
Julian Day2459712.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1654°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.89°
🪷 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 (24.1654°), declination 18.34°, EoT 3.75 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: 2022-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)