पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · October 11, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya173.52°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra178.08°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala102.87°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha198.24°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.87°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra192.83°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani346.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:54 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:55 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:56 – 18:32
Yamaganda12:06 – 13:43
Gulika Kāla15:19 – 16:56
Varjyam06:12 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:40 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:17 – 08:53 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:53 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:30 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:06 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:43 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:19 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:56 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:32 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:56 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:19 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:43 – 00:06 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:06 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:30 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:53 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:17 – 05:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872859.27
Julian Day2461324.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2270°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.68°
🪷 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 (24.2270°), declination -6.96°, EoT 13.99 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: 2026-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)