पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 2, 2026 CE

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🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya317.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra119.28°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala304.94°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha326.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.84°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra329.94°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani337.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:02 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:41 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:43 – 09:20
Yamaganda10:56 – 12:33
Gulika Kāla14:10 – 15:46
Varjyam06:38 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:06 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:43 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:20 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:56 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:33 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:10 – 15:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:46 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:23 – 19:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:00 – 20:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:23 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:46 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:10 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:33 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:56 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:20 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:43 – 06:06 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872636.27
Julian Day2461101.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2185°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.50°
🪷 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 (24.2185°), declination -7.26°, EoT -12.85 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: 2026-03-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)