पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 13, 2026 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 6.16 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः।

न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन।।6.16।।
"6.16 Meditation is not for him who eats too much, not for him who eats not at all; not for him who is overmuch addicted to sleep, not for him who is always awake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya300.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra248.39°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala291.56°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha315.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.81°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra308.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani335.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:22 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:46 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:30 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:22 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:53 – 12:35
Yamaganda15:58 – 17:40
Gulika Kāla07:29 – 09:11
Varjyam06:22 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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 Chala05:48 – 07:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:29 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:53 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:35 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:17 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:58 – 17:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:40 – 19:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:22 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:40 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:58 – 23:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:17 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:35 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:53 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:29 – 05:48 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872619.27
Julian Day2461084.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2179°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.25°
🪷 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 (24.2179°), declination -13.41°, EoT -14.60 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: 2026-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)