पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 17, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.16 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः।प्रसक्ताः कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरकेऽशुचौ।।16.16।।
"16.16 Perplexed by discordant thoughts, entangled in the snares of desire, infatuated by passion, they sink into the horrors of hell." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.01°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra267.62°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.54°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha331.20°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati351.41°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra5.63°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani307.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:56 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:27 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:29
Yamaganda15:34 – 17:06
Gulika Kāla07:53 – 09:25
Varjyam06:51 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:20 – 07:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:53 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:29 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:01 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:34 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:06 – 18:38 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:38 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:06 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:34 – 23:01 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:01 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:29 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:53 – 06:20 (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)1871555.27
Julian Day2460020.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1772°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)298.25°
🪷 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 (24.1772°), declination -1.52°, EoT -9.06 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: 2023-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)