पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 29, 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra32.37°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.10°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha348.26°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.71°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra334.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani333.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:35 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:57 – 16:16
Yamaganda09:38 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla12:18 – 13:37
Varjyam07:26 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:59 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:19 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:38 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:58 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:18 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:57 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:16 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:36 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:16 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:57 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:18 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:58 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:38 – 05:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:19 – 06:59 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872329.27
Julian Day2460794.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2068°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.54°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2068°), declination 14.49°, EoT 2.64 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 at: 2026-05-14T08:58:36.040Z