👶 Melbourne, Victoria
Welcoming a baby in Melbourne? 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 Melbourne that is Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11), 5 h 30 min ahead of India. Below you can see the Nakshatra in Melbourne right now and its syllables.
At sunrise today in Melbourne 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 | 6:13 AM / 7:54 PM |
| Rahu Kaal (avoid) | 6:11 PM – 7:54 PM |
| Abhijit Muhurat (good) | 12:36 PM – 1:31 PM |
All times are Melbourne local time (Australian Eastern Daylight Time, UTC+11). Calculated from Melbourne's own sunrise with the Lahiri ayanamsa.
Start and end times are in Melbourne time. A vrat is usually kept on the day the Tithi is running at sunrise; your family or temple tradition may differ.
Daylight in Melbourne today lasts 13 h 41 min. Over the year it ranges from about 9 h 33 min to 14 h 47 min, so Rahu Kaal here is anywhere from 72 to 111 minutes long, and every daytime Muhurat stretches and shrinks with the seasons.
Sunrise in Melbourne today is 6:13 AM, 13 minutes later on the clock than in Canberra (467 km away). Even nearby cities need their own Panchang.
On 1 November the sunrise Tithi in Melbourne 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.
Melbourne is on Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11), 5 h 30 min ahead of India.
Melbourne uses daylight saving time, so the gap to India changes during the year:
If you were born in Melbourne, 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.
Melbourne's Indian community is spread across suburbs such as Dandenong, Tarneit, Point Cook and Craigieburn. The Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum Downs is a major centre for festivals, and many families here check Muhurat for house warmings in the city's fast-growing new estates.
No. Use the local time on the birth record and Melbourne as the birthplace. Zodastro converts it to work out the correct Nakshatra.
At sunrise today in Melbourne 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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