पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 3, 2031 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 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra145.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.62°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha350.90°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.23°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra60.65°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani44.01°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:56 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:36 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:40 – 10:58
Yamaganda13:36 – 14:54
Gulika Kāla07:02 – 08:21
Varjyam07:29 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:02 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:21 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:40 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:58 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:17 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:54 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:13 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:32 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:13 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:54 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:17 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:58 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:40 – 05:21 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:21 – 07:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874524.27
Julian Day2462989.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2907°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.01°
🪷 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 (24.2907°), declination 15.57°, EoT 3.15 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: 2031-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)