पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 24, 2023 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 18.2 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः।

सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः।।18.2।।
"18.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: The sages say that renunciation means forgoing an action which springs from desire; and relinquishing means the surrender of its fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.44°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra56.48°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala80.72°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha21.00°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.52°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra50.34°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani310.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:40 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:13 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:15 – 09:36
Yamaganda10:57 – 12:18
Gulika Kāla13:39 – 15:00
Varjyam07:21 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:54 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:15 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:36 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:57 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:18 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:39 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:00 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:21 – 17:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:42 – 19:21 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:21 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:00 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:39 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:18 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:57 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:36 – 05:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:15 – 06:54 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871593.27
Julian Day2460058.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1786°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)48.38°
🪷 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 (24.1786°), declination 12.72°, EoT 1.80 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: 2023-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)