पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · December 24, 2028 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 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.49°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra339.92°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.38°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha266.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.65°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra226.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani10.27°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:54 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:53 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:01 – 03:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:42 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:00 – 18:44
Yamaganda11:48 – 13:32
Gulika Kāla15:16 – 17:00
Varjyam05:26 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:52 – 06:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:36 – 08:20 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:20 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:04 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:48 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:32 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:16 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:00 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:44 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:00 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:16 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:32 – 23:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:48 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:04 – 02:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:20 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:36 – 04:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873664.27
Julian Day2462129.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2578°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.22°
🪷 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 (24.2578°), declination -23.41°, EoT -0.03 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: 2028-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)