पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 20, 2025 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 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.02°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra263.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.17°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha338.42°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.98°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra331.01°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani332.58°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:13 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:48 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:25 – 17:47
Yamaganda12:19 – 13:41
Gulika Kāla15:03 – 16:25
Varjyam07:19 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:51 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:13 – 09:35 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:35 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:57 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:19 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:41 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:03 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:25 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:47 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:25 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:03 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:41 – 00:19 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:19 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:57 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:35 – 05:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:13 – 06:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872320.27
Julian Day2460785.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2064°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.66°
🪷 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 (24.2064°), declination 11.55°, EoT 0.97 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: 2025-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)