पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 2, 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 18.10 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते।त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः।।18.10।।
"18.10 The wise man who has attained purity, whose doubts are solved, who is filled with the spirit of self-abnegation, does not shrink from action because it brings pain, nor does he desire it because it brings pleasure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.10'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.22°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra153.15°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.08°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha16.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati2.43°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra59.37°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani311.38°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:21 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:20 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:55 – 16:14
Yamaganda09:39 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla12:17 – 13:36
Varjyam07:28 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:02 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:20 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:39 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:58 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:17 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:55 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:14 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:33 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:14 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:55 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:17 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:58 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:39 – 05:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:20 – 07:02 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871601.27
Julian Day2460066.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1789°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.25°
🪷 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 (24.1789°), declination 15.25°, EoT 3.04 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: 2023-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)