पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · September 24, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.37 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम्।।18.37।।
"18.37 Which at first seems like poison but afterwards acts like nectar - that pleasure is Pure, for it is born of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.62°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra280.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.08°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha169.63°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati134.58°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra115.36°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani216.14°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:19 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:31 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:43 – 15:14
Yamaganda06:06 – 07:38
Gulika Kāla09:09 – 10:40
Varjyam06:37 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:06 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:38 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:09 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:40 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:11 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:43 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:14 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:45 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:16 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:45 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:14 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:43 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:11 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:40 – 03:09 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:09 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:38 – 06:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868824.27
Julian Day2457289.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0727°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.24°
🪷 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 (24.0727°), declination -0.27°, EoT 8.79 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: 2015-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)