पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · May 9, 2008 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 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra74.60°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.51°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha45.53°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.02°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra16.37°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani127.54°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:31 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:33 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:53 – 12:13
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:12
Gulika Kāla08:14 – 09:33
Varjyam07:20 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:54 – 08:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:14 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:33 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:53 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:33 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:12 – 17:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:32 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:12 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:33 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:53 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:33 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:14 – 06:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866130.27
Julian Day2454595.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9697°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.78°
🪷 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 (23.9697°), declination 17.41°, EoT 3.63 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: 2008-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)