पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 8, 2028 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.25 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।

"9.25 The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	23.73°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	193.42°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	12.90°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
बुध Budha	44.66°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	143.20°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	54.97°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	8.92°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:08 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:26 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:17 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:47 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:23 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 17 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 42 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:45 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:16 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:26 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla	17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:25 – 09:42
Yamaganda	10:59 – 12:17
Gulika Kāla	13:34 – 14:51
Varjyam	07:33 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta	09:32 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	07:08 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:25 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:42 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:59 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:17 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:34 – 14:51 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:51 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:08 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:26 – 19:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:08 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:51 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:34 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:17 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:59 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:42 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:25 – 07:08 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873434.27
Julian Day	2461899.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2490°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	171.42°

🪷 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 (24.2490°), declination 17.19°, EoT 3.58 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: 2028-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)