पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 24, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya339.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra316.05°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala338.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha322.15°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.72°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra25.38°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani3.28°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:25 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:20 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:27
Yamaganda15:27 – 16:57
Gulika Kāla07:58 – 09:27
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · 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 Chala06:28 – 07:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:58 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:27 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:27 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:57 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:27 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:57 – 18:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:26 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:57 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:27 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:57 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:27 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:27 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:58 – 06:28 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873389.27
Julian Day2461854.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2473°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.54°
🪷 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 (24.2473°), declination 1.56°, EoT -6.90 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: 2028-03-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)