पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · December 29, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.36 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

स्थाने हृषीकेश तव प्रकीर्त्या

जगत् प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च।

रक्षांसि भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्ति

सर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धसङ्घाः।।11.36।।
"11.36 Arjuna said: My Lord! It is natural that the world revels and rejoices when it sings the praises of Thy glory; the demons fly in fear and the saints offer Thee their salutations." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.14°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra158.59°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala333.55°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha235.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati226.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra206.19°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani256.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:27 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:37 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:22 – 10:06
Yamaganda13:34 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla04:54 – 06:38
Varjyam05:29 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:54 – 06:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:38 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:22 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:06 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:18 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:02 – 18:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:46 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:02 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:18 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:06 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:22 – 03:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:38 – 04:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -27.4698°
Longitude: 153.0251°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870016.27
Julian Day2458481.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1183°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.50°
🪷 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 (24.1183°), declination -23.24°, EoT -2.35 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: 2018-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)