पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · May 29, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।
"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya43.32°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra169.49°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.56°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha45.69°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.38°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra88.18°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani216.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:24 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:22 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:02 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 46 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 13 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:06 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:35 – 07:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:17
Yamaganda14:44 – 15:57
Gulika Kāla08:37 – 09:51
Varjyam07:48 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:24 – 08:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:37 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:51 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:17 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:44 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:57 – 17:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:11 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:57 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:44 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:17 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:51 – 05:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:37 – 07:24 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868706.27
Julian Day2457171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0682°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.41°
🪷 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 (24.0682°), declination 21.54°, EoT 2.77 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: 2015-05-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)