पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 13, 2009 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 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.00°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra115.44°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala258.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha283.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati278.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra315.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani147.44°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:45 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:59 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:30 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 31 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 28 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:33 – 19:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:45 – 20:21
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: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:13 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:02 – 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 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:02 – 05:13 (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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866379.27
Julian Day2454844.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9792°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.47°
🪷 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 (23.9792°), declination -21.48°, 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: 2009-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)