पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 20, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra338.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.06°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha324.91°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.30°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra317.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani336.55°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:41 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:40 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:55 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:54 – 17:34
Gulika Kāla07:35 – 09:15
Varjyam06:29 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:55 – 07:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:35 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:15 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:55 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:14 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:54 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:34 – 19:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:13 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:34 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:54 – 23:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:14 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:55 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:15 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:35 – 05:55 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872626.27
Julian Day2461091.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2181°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.97°
🪷 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 (24.2181°), declination -10.97°, EoT -14.28 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: 2026-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)