पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · April 11, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.10 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः।

अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक्।।3.10।।
"3.10 In the beginning, when God created all beings by the sacrifice of Himself, He said unto them: Through sacrifice you can procreate, and it shall satisfy all your desires." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.10'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya357.03°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra127.38°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.78°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha341.59°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.68°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra311.31°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani207.79°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:34 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:31 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:21
Yamaganda15:11 – 16:35
Gulika Kāla08:08 – 09:32
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:43 – 08:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:08 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:32 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:21 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:46 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:11 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:35 – 18:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:00 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:35 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:11 – 22:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:46 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:21 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:32 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:08 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868293.27
Julian Day2456758.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0524°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.29°
🪷 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 (24.0524°), declination 8.23°, EoT -1.32 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: 2014-04-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)