पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 16, 2005 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 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।
"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2062 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1927 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1412
Malayalam Era: 1181
Nanakshahi: 536
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.24°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra64.46°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala14.45°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha219.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati197.18°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra276.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani106.72°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:39 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:49 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:18 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:40 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:27 – 19:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:39 – 20:16
Amṛta Kāla19:24 – 21:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 12:16
Yamaganda15:58 – 17:49
Gulika Kāla06:44 – 08:35
Varjyam05:30 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:53 – 06:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:44 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:35 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:07 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:58 – 17:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:49 – 19:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:39 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:49 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:58 – 23:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:07 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:35 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:44 – 04:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865255.27
Julian Day2453720.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9362°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)186.22°
🪷 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 (23.9362°), declination -23.31°, EoT 3.72 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: 2005-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)