पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · March 18, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya333.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra109.41°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala70.80°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha310.32°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra312.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani129.26°SiṃhaMaghā P3

Perth, Australia — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · SGT/MYT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:08 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:47 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:28 – 17:00
Yamaganda09:22 – 10:54
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 13:57
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:19 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:51 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:22 – 10:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:54 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:57 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:28 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:00 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:31 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:00 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:28 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:57 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 01:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:54 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:22 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:51 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -31.9505°
Longitude: 115.8605°
Timezone: UTC+8

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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866078.27
Julian Day2454543.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9677°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.33°
🪷 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 (23.9677°), declination -0.87°, EoT -8.76 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: 2008-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)