Choghadiya Today in Melbourne

Aaj ka choghadiya for Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and New Zealand: today’s auspicious and inauspicious periods, computed live from the actual sunrise and sunset in Melbourne (Australia/Melbourne time).

How choghadiya works in Melbourne

Choghadiya divides the time from sunrise to sunset into eight equal periods, and the night from sunset to the next sunrise into eight more. Because it is anchored to the sun, the timings in Melbourne follow the local Victoria sky, not Indian Standard Time. Each period is roughly one and a half hours, longer in summer days and shorter in winter.

Because Melbourne lies near 37.8 degrees south and keeps Australia/Melbourne time, its daylight runs longest around December and January and shortest around June and July. Every choghadiya period here stretches and shrinks with that daylight, which is why these timings are drawn from Melbourne’s own sunrise and sunset rather than a fixed clock or Indian Standard Time.

The order of the eight periods is fixed by the day of the week, so devotees in Melbourne can plan the week ahead with the table below, and check this page for the exact clock times each day.

Day	Day choghadiya order (from sunrise)	Night choghadiya order (from sunset)
Sunday	Udveg, Char, Labh, Amrit, Kaal, Shubh, Rog, Udveg	Shubh, Amrit, Char, Rog, Kaal, Labh, Udveg, Shubh
Monday	Amrit, Kaal, Shubh, Rog, Udveg, Char, Labh, Amrit	Char, Rog, Kaal, Labh, Udveg, Shubh, Amrit, Char
Tuesday	Rog, Udveg, Char, Labh, Amrit, Kaal, Shubh, Rog	Kaal, Labh, Udveg, Shubh, Amrit, Char, Rog, Kaal
Wednesday	Labh, Amrit, Kaal, Shubh, Rog, Udveg, Char, Labh	Udveg, Shubh, Amrit, Char, Rog, Kaal, Labh, Udveg
Thursday	Shubh, Rog, Udveg, Char, Labh, Amrit, Kaal, Shubh	Amrit, Char, Rog, Kaal, Labh, Udveg, Shubh, Amrit
Friday	Char, Labh, Amrit, Kaal, Shubh, Rog, Udveg, Char	Rog, Kaal, Labh, Udveg, Shubh, Amrit, Char, Rog
Saturday	Kaal, Shubh, Rog, Udveg, Char, Labh, Amrit, Kaal	Labh, Udveg, Shubh, Amrit, Char, Rog, Kaal, Labh

Choghadiya through the year in Melbourne

Each choghadiya is an eighth of the day or of the night, so its length is set by how long the sun is up in Melbourne. These are the sunrise and sunset for the twenty first of each month, with the resulting length of a single day and night period. Times move by under two minutes from year to year, so this table holds true whichever year you are reading it in.

Choghadiya in Melbourne: common questions

What is the shubh choghadiya in Melbourne today?

The tables above show today’s full day and night choghadiya for Melbourne, Victoria, computed from the actual local sunrise and sunset. The periods marked Amrit, Shubh and Labh are the auspicious ones; the current period is highlighted.

Why are choghadiya timings different in Melbourne than in India?

Choghadiya is anchored to the local sunrise and sunset, and both differ by place and season. The eight day periods run from sunrise to sunset in Melbourne local time (Australia/Melbourne), so the same weekday order produces different clock times in every city.

Which choghadiya are good and which should be avoided?

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are auspicious for beginning new work; Char is fine for travel and routine tasks. Rog, Kaal and Udveg are best avoided for new beginnings, though work already underway need not stop.

Does the choghadiya order change every day?

The order is fixed by weekday: each weekday has its own day sequence and night sequence (see the weekly table above). What changes daily is the clock time of each period, because sunrise and sunset move through the year.

Choghadiya in nearby cities

Timings are computed astronomically from sunrise and sunset for Melbourne, Victoria and shown in local time. Panchang traditions can vary; for samskaras and major events, please also consult your family panditji.