पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 8, 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 1.27 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
श्वशुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि।

तान्समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेयः सर्वान्बन्धूनवस्थितान्।।1.27।।
"1.27 Fathers-in-law and benefactors, arrayed on both sides. Arjuna then gazed at all those kinsmen before him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra322.93°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.25°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha30.73°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.20°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra34.74°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani20.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:56 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:33 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:51 – 16:08
Yamaganda09:42 – 10:59
Gulika Kāla12:17 – 13:34
Varjyam07:33 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:07 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:25 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:42 – 10:59 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:59 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:17 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:51 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:08 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:26 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:08 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:51 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:17 – 01:59 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:59 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:42 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:25 – 07:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873799.27
Julian Day2462264.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2630°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)297.11°
🪷 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 (24.2630°), declination 17.12°, 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: 2029-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)