पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 17, 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 18.33 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।
"18.33 The conviction and steady concentration by which the mind, the vitality and the senses are controlled - O Arjuna! They are the product of Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.23°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra247.21°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.47°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha261.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.79°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra234.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani159.74°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:40 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:19 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:03 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:56 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:40 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta19:28 – 19:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:40 – 20:17
Amṛta Kāla19:25 – 21:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:08 – 15:58
Yamaganda04:54 – 06:45
Gulika Kāla08:35 – 10:26
Varjyam05:31 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:54 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:45 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:35 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:26 – 12:17 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:17 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:08 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:58 – 17:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:49 – 19:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:40 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:49 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:58 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:08 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:17 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:26 – 02:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:35 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:45 – 04:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°
Longitude: 144.9631°
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 Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866717.27
Julian Day2455182.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9921°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.85°
🪷 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 (23.9921°), declination -23.35°, EoT 3.25 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: 2009-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)