पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · September 4, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra270.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.31°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha128.32°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.10°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra106.67°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani335.66°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:57 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:24 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:44 – 15:10
Yamaganda06:37 – 08:02
Gulika Kāla09:28 – 10:53
Varjyam07:05 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:37 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:02 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:28 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:53 – 12:19 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:19 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:44 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:10 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:35 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:01 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:35 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:10 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:44 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:19 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:53 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:28 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:02 – 06:37 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872457.27
Julian Day2460922.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2117°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)133.51°
🪷 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 (24.2117°), declination 7.14°, EoT 1.50 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: 2025-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)