पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 23, 2011 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 18.68 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
य इमं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति।भक्ितं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः।।18.68।।
"18.68 But he who teaches this great secret to My devotees, his is the highest devotion, and verily he shall come unto Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.82°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra223.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha224.76°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.21°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra278.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani183.38°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:43 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:33 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:03 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 47 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 12 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:58 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:42 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:47
Godhūli Muhūrta19:31 – 19:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:43 – 20:20
Amṛta Kāla19:28 – 21:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 12:20
Yamaganda16:01 – 17:52
Gulika Kāla06:47 – 08:38
Varjyam05:33 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:56 – 06:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:47 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:38 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:20 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:11 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:01 – 17:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:52 – 19:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:43 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:52 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:01 – 23:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:11 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:20 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:38 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:47 – 04:56 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867453.27
Julian Day2455918.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0203°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.97°
🪷 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 (24.0203°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2011-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)