👶 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Welcoming a baby in Canberra? In the Hindu naming tradition (Namkaran) the first letter of the name comes from the Nakshatra and pada the Moon was in at the moment of birth. Zodastro works it out from the baby's birth time and place and suggests names that start with the right syllable.
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The Moon moves through one Nakshatra in about a day, and through one pada in about six hours, so the birth time matters. Enter the time on the birth record exactly as written; in Canberra that is Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11), 5 h 30 min ahead of India. Below you can see the Nakshatra in Canberra right now and its syllables.
At sunrise today in Canberra the Moon is in Punarvasu, pada 4. Names for a baby born in this Nakshatra traditionally start with: Ke, Ko, Ha, Hi (one syllable for each of the four padas).
| Day (Vara) | Ravivar (Sunday) |
|---|---|
| Tithi at sunrise | Krishna Saptami until Sun 1 Nov, 8:22 PM |
| Nakshatra | Punarvasu (pada 4) until Sun 1 Nov, 11:09 AM |
| Sunrise / Sunset | 6:00 AM / 7:33 PM |
| Rahu Kaal (avoid) | 5:51 PM – 7:33 PM |
| Abhijit Muhurat (good) | 12:19 PM – 1:14 PM |
All times are Canberra local time (Australian Eastern Daylight Time, UTC+11). Calculated from Canberra's own sunrise with the Lahiri ayanamsa.
Start and end times are in Canberra time. A vrat is usually kept on the day the Tithi is running at sunrise; your family or temple tradition may differ.
The length of the day decides the length of Rahu Kaal. In Canberra the shortest day has about 9 h 47 min of daylight and the longest about 14 h 33 min (today: 13 h 32 min), which gives a Rahu Kaal of 73 to 109 minutes.
Sunrise in Canberra today is 6:00 AM, 6 minutes later on the clock than in Sydney (247 km away). Even nearby cities need their own Panchang.
On 1 November the sunrise Tithi in Canberra is Krishna Saptami; in Delhi it is Krishna Saptami. They match today, but on many days they do not, especially around Ekadashi and Purnima, so check before a vrat.
Canberra is on Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11), 5 h 30 min ahead of India.
Canberra uses daylight saving time, so the gap to India changes during the year:
If you were born in Canberra, enter your birth time exactly as it is written on your birth certificate. That is the local clock time, already including summer time if it applied, and the birthplace tells the calculation which time zone to use.
Canberra shares Sydney's clock but sits further inland and south, so its sunrise and Rahu Kaal fall a few minutes differently. Many Indian families in the capital work in research and the public service, and the Canberra Hindu Mandir in Torrens is a focal point for festivals.
No. Use the local time on the birth record and Canberra as the birthplace. Zodastro converts it to work out the correct Nakshatra.
At sunrise today in Canberra the Moon is in Punarvasu. It changes about once a day, and the page shows when it changes.
Yes. The Parent Blend tool suggests modern names that combine both parents' names.
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