पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · December 28, 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 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।
"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.2'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.56°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra28.32°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.01°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha271.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.17°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra231.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani10.19°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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)15:30 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:16 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:34 – 15:18
Yamaganda04:54 – 06:38
Gulika Kāla08:22 – 10:06
Varjyam05:29 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:54 – 06:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:38 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:22 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:06 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:50 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:18 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:02 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:46 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:02 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:18 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:50 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:06 – 02:22 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:22 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:38 – 04:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873668.27
Julian Day2462133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2580°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.36°
🪷 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 (24.2580°), declination -23.26°, EoT -1.89 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: 2028-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)