पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 24, 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 18.32 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अधर्मं धर्ममिति या मन्यते तमसाऽऽवृता।सर्वार्थान्विपरीतांश्च बुद्धिः सा पार्थ तामसी।।18.32।।
"18.32 And that which, shrouded in Ignorance, thinks wrong right, and sees everything perversely, O Arjuna, that intellect is ruled by Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.32'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.92°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra317.42°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.88°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha342.36°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.74°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra332.30°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani333.01°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:23 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:14 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:39 – 15:00
Yamaganda06:55 – 08:16
Gulika Kāla09:37 – 10:57
Varjyam07:22 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:55 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:16 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:37 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:57 – 12:18 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:18 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:39 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:21 – 17:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:42 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:21 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:39 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:18 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:57 – 03:37 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:37 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:16 – 06:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872324.27
Julian Day2460789.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2066°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.93°
🪷 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 (24.2066°), declination 12.89°, EoT 1.80 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: 2025-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)