पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 19, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.4 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।

कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति।।4.4।।
"4.4 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Viwaswana was born before Thee; how then canst Thou have revealed it to him?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.71°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra253.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala247.38°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha318.20°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra348.63°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani272.87°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:44 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:27 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:35 – 14:15
Yamaganda07:34 – 09:14
Gulika Kāla10:54 – 12:35
Varjyam06:27 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:54 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:34 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:14 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:54 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:35 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:15 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:55 – 17:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:35 – 19:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:15 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:35 – 21:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:55 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:15 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:35 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:54 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:14 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:34 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870433.27
Julian Day2458898.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1343°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.09°
🪷 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 (24.1343°), declination -11.52°, EoT -14.37 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: 2020-02-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)