पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · March 11, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya326.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra232.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.03°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha318.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.70°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra341.14°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani338.81°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:56 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:34 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:31 – 14:05
Yamaganda07:49 – 09:23
Gulika Kāla10:57 – 12:31
Varjyam06:46 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:15 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:49 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:23 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:57 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:31 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:05 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:39 – 17:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:13 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:47 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:13 – 21:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:39 – 23:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:05 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:31 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:57 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:23 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:49 – 06:15 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872645.27
Julian Day2461110.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2189°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.20°
🪷 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 (24.2189°), declination -3.77°, EoT -10.76 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: 2026-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)