पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · April 16, 2014 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 3.15 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।

तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्।।3.15।।
"3.15 All action originates in the Supreme Spirit, which is Imperishable, and in sacrificial action the all-pervading Spirit is consciously present." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.93°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra190.66°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.88°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha350.85°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.24°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra316.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani207.49°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:15 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:28 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:17 – 13:41
Yamaganda08:03 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla10:52 – 12:17
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:38 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:03 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:27 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:52 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:17 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:41 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:31 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:55 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:31 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:41 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:17 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:52 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:27 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:03 – 06:38 (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)1868298.27
Julian Day2456763.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0526°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.15°
🪷 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 (24.0526°), declination 10.03°, EoT 0.02 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: 2014-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)