पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · August 30, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.8 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय।निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः।।12.8।।
"12.8 Then let thy mind cling only to Me, let thy intellect abide in Me; and without doubt thou shalt live hereafter in Me alone." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya132.95°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra258.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.78°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha158.51°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.84°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra87.82°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani16.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:21 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:01 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:20 – 13:44
Yamaganda08:08 – 09:32
Gulika Kāla10:56 – 12:20
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:44 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:08 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:32 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:56 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:20 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:44 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:09 – 16:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:33 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:57 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:33 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:09 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:44 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:20 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:56 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:32 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:08 – 06:44 (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 Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873548.27
Julian Day2462013.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2534°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.03°
🪷 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 (24.2534°), declination 8.86°, EoT -0.18 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: 2028-08-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)