पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 9, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।
"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya324.03°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra161.09°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.98°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha316.18°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati349.54°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra355.94°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani306.08°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:30 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:49 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:06 – 15:41
Yamaganda06:13 – 07:47
Gulika Kāla09:22 – 10:57
Varjyam06:44 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 Śubha06:13 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:47 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:22 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:57 – 12:31 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:31 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:06 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:41 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:16 – 18:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:50 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:16 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:41 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:06 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:31 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:57 – 03:22 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:22 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:47 – 06:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871547.27
Julian Day2460012.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1769°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)197.99°
🪷 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 (24.1769°), declination -4.66°, EoT -11.28 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: 2023-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)