पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · September 17, 2021 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 1.41 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः।

स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः।।1.41।।
"1.41 When irreligion spreads, the women of the house begin to stray; when they lose their purity, adulteration of the stock follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
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)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.23°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra281.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.83°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha176.46°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.71°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra192.67°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani283.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:54 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:03 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:45 – 12:14
Yamaganda15:13 – 16:42
Gulika Kāla07:46 – 09:15
Varjyam06:46 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Chala06:17 – 07:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:46 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:15 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:45 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:43 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:13 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:42 – 18:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:11 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:42 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:13 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:43 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:45 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:15 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:46 – 06:17 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871009.27
Julian Day2459474.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1563°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.43°
🪷 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 (24.1563°), declination 2.23°, EoT 6.24 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: 2021-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)