पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 16, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.24 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः।क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्।।18.24।।
"18.24 But even though an action involve the most strenuous endeavour, yet if the doer is seeking to gratify his desires, and is filled with personal vanity, it may be assumed to originate in Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.77°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra345.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.89°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha11.33°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati5.69°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra74.69°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani312.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:25 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:07 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 05 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 54 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:48 – 16:03
Yamaganda09:45 – 11:01
Gulika Kāla12:16 – 13:32
Varjyam07:39 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:14 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:29 – 09:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:45 – 11:01 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:01 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:16 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:32 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:48 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:03 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:19 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:03 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:48 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:32 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:16 – 02:01 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:01 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:45 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:29 – 07:14 (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)1871615.27
Julian Day2460080.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1795°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.52°
🪷 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 (24.1795°), declination 19.00°, EoT 3.74 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: 2023-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)