पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 8, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.23°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra6.19°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala341.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha321.01°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati213.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra276.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani25.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:57 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:50 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:32
Yamaganda15:41 – 17:16
Gulika Kāla07:47 – 09:22
Varjyam06:44 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:12 – 07:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:47 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:22 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:32 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:07 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:41 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:16 – 18:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:51 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:16 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:41 – 23:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:07 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:32 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:22 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:47 – 06:12 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874103.27
Julian Day2462568.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.61°
🪷 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 (24.2746°), declination -4.94°, EoT -11.53 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: 2030-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)