पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 31, 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 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।
"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.76's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra331.64°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha234.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.23°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra288.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani183.94°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:46 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:22 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:38 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:50
Godhūli Muhūrta19:34 – 19:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:46 – 20:23
Amṛta Kāla19:31 – 21:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:42 – 10:33
Yamaganda14:14 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla05:01 – 06:52
Varjyam05:38 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:01 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:52 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:42 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:33 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:23 – 14:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:14 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:05 – 17:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:55 – 19:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:46 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:55 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:05 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:14 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:23 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:33 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:42 – 03:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:52 – 05:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867461.27
Julian Day2455926.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0206°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)76.30°
🪷 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 (24.0206°), declination -23.13°, EoT -3.26 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: 2011-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)