पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 13, 2004 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 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।
"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.27°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra151.37°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.55°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha244.80°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.92°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra303.99°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani74.74°MithunaĀrdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:45 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:44 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:38 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 32 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 27 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:33 – 19:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:45 – 20:22
Amṛta Kāla19:30 – 21:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:07 – 17:56
Yamaganda08:51 – 10:40
Gulika Kāla12:29 – 14:18
Varjyam05:49 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 Roga05:12 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:01 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:51 – 10:40 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:40 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:29 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:18 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:07 – 17:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:56 – 19:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:45 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:56 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:07 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:18 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:29 – 01:40 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:40 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:51 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:01 – 05:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°
Longitude: 144.9631°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864552.27
Julian Day2453017.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9093°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)245.20°
🪷 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 (23.9093°), declination -21.61°, EoT -8.64 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: 2004-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)