पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 19, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.24 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।

नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।।2.24।।
"2.24 It is impenetrable; It can be neither drowned nor scorched nor dried. It is Eternal, All-pervading, Unchanging, Immovable and Most Ancient." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.12°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra69.21°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.00°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha103.21°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.12°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra87.54°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani336.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:07 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:37 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:05 – 16:26
Yamaganda09:41 – 11:02
Gulika Kāla12:23 – 13:44
Varjyam07:26 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:59 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:20 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:41 – 11:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:02 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:23 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:44 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:05 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:26 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:47 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:26 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:05 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:44 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:23 – 02:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:02 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:41 – 05:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:20 – 06:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872441.27
Julian Day2460906.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2111°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.43°
🪷 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 (24.2111°), declination 12.74°, EoT -3.29 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: 2025-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)