पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · September 20, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: रमा एकादशी — Ramā Ekādaśī
Lakṣmī (Ramā) granted boon to King Mucukunda.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.11 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।

धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ।।7.11।।
"7.11 I am the Strength of the strong, of them who are free from attachment and desire; and, O Arjuna, I am the Desire for righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra106.80°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.87°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha179.04°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.15°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra143.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani205.19°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:02 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:15 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:13 – 10:43
Yamaganda13:43 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla06:12 – 07:42
Varjyam06:42 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Kāla06:12 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:42 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:13 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:13 – 13:43 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:43 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:13 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:13 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:13 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:43 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:13 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:13 – 04:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:42 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868455.27
Julian Day2456920.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0586°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.95°
🪷 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 (24.0586°), declination 1.19°, EoT 7.35 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: 2014-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)