पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 9, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: राम नवमी — Rāma Navamī
Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā. Sūryavaṃśa's most exalted moment.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (Ayodhyā) — -1626101-04-03 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।
"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya355.07°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra103.47°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.55°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha338.07°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.47°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra309.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani207.91°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:32 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:39 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:22 – 13:47
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:32
Gulika Kāla10:57 – 12:22
Varjyam07:10 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:41 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:06 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:32 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:57 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:22 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:47 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:12 – 16:38 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:38 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:03 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:38 – 21:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:12 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:47 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:22 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:57 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:32 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:06 – 06:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°
Longitude: 144.9631°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.
Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868291.27
Julian Day2456756.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0523°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)107.55°
🪷 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 (24.0523°), declination 7.48°, EoT -1.90 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: 2014-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)