पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 11, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.17'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya356.73°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra236.21°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala73.83°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha15.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati357.39°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra35.34°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani309.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:59 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:40 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:11 – 16:36
Yamaganda09:32 – 10:57
Gulika Kāla12:21 – 13:46
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:43 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:07 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:32 – 10:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:57 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:21 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:46 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:11 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:36 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:00 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:36 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:11 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:46 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:21 – 01:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:57 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:32 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:07 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871580.27
Julian Day2460045.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1781°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.32°
🪷 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 (24.1781°), declination 8.16°, EoT -1.32 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: 2023-04-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)