पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · April 17, 2013 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 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.16°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra76.83°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.19°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha340.10°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra7.95°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani194.78°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:09 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:13 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:16 – 13:41
Yamaganda08:03 – 09:28
Gulika Kāla10:52 – 12:16
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Labha06:39 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:03 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:28 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:52 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:16 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:41 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:05 – 16:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:29 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:54 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:29 – 21:05 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:05 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:41 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:16 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:52 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:28 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:03 – 06:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867934.27
Julian Day2456399.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0387°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)76.52°
🪷 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 (24.0387°), declination 10.47°, EoT 0.26 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: 2013-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)