पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 12, 2008 CE

Also observed today

पवित्रोपना एकादशी · Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.2 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।

"4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1415

Malayalam Era: 1184

Nanakshahi: 539

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	115.74°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	240.69°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	151.23°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	128.76°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	260.28°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	133.11°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	134.86°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:08 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:42 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:25 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:23 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:06 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:44 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:15 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:04 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:42 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla	17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:04 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:03 – 16:22
Yamaganda	09:47 – 11:06
Gulika Kāla	12:25 – 13:44
Varjyam	07:35 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta	09:36 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	07:08 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:27 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:47 – 11:06 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	11:06 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:25 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:44 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:03 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:22 – 17:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:42 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:22 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:03 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:44 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:25 – 02:06 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	02:06 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:47 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:27 – 07:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°

Longitude: 144.9631°

Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866225.27
Julian Day	2454690.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9733°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	123.88°

🪷 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 (23.9733°), declination 14.90°, EoT -4.74 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: 2008-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)