पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 15, 2029 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.10°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra13.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.97°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha18.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.90°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra6.38°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani17.72°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:52 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:28 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:30 – 17:54
Yamaganda12:20 – 13:44
Gulika Kāla15:07 – 16:30
Varjyam07:15 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:47 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:10 – 09:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:34 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:57 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:20 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:44 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:07 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:30 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:54 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:30 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:07 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:44 – 00:20 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:20 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:57 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:34 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:10 – 06:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873776.27
Julian Day2462241.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2621°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.10°
🪷 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 (24.2621°), declination 9.81°, EoT -0.24 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: 2029-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)