पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · April 15, 2020 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 5.18 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि।

शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः।।5.18।।
"5.18 Sages look equally upon all, whether he be a minister of learning and humility, or an infidel, or whether it be a cow, an elephant or a dog." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.40°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra272.36°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha341.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati271.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra45.11°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani277.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:23 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:19 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:17 – 13:42
Yamaganda08:02 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla10:52 – 12:17
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:38 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:02 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:27 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:52 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:17 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:42 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:31 – 17:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:56 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:31 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:42 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:17 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:52 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:27 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:02 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870489.27
Julian Day2458954.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1364°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.03°
🪷 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 (24.1364°), declination 9.87°, EoT -0.24 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: 2020-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)