पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 17, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.19 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः।

निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद्ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः।।5.19।।
"5.19 Even in this world they conquer their earth-life whose minds, fixed on the Supreme, remain always balanced; for the Supreme has neither blemish nor bias." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.67°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra38.65°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha294.60°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra275.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani314.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:00 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:50 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:13 – 10:54
Yamaganda14:15 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla05:52 – 07:32
Varjyam06:25 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:52 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:32 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:13 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:54 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:35 – 14:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:15 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:56 – 17:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:37 – 19:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:18 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:37 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:56 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:15 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:35 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:54 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:13 – 04:32 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:32 – 05:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871892.27
Julian Day2460357.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1901°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.93°
🪷 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 (24.1901°), declination -12.22°, EoT -14.49 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: 2024-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)