पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 19, 2024 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 7.5 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्।

जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्।।7.5।।
"7.5 This is My inferior Nature; but distinct from this, O Valiant One, know thou that my Superior Nature is the very Life which sustains the universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.29°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra131.19°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala326.50°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha353.32°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati27.19°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra352.64°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani321.42°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:10 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:16 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:19
Yamaganda15:04 – 16:26
Gulika Kāla08:13 – 09:35
Varjyam07:18 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:51 – 08:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:13 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:35 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:19 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:04 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:26 – 17:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:48 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:26 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:04 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:19 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:35 – 05:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:13 – 06:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871954.27
Julian Day2460419.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1924°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.67°
🪷 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 (24.1924°), declination 11.29°, EoT 0.74 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: 2024-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)