पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · March 11, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya326.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra232.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.03°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha318.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.70°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra341.14°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani338.81°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

Brisbane, Australia — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · AEST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:50 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:36 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:59 – 13:32
Yamaganda07:20 – 08:53
Gulika Kāla10:26 – 11:59
Varjyam06:18 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:47 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:20 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:53 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:26 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:59 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:32 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:04 – 16:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:37 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:10 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:37 – 21:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:04 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:32 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:59 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:26 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:53 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:20 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -27.4698°
Longitude: 153.0251°
Timezone: UTC+10

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 + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872645.27
Julian Day2461110.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2189°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.20°
🪷 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 (24.2189°), declination -3.77°, EoT -10.76 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: 2026-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)