पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 10, 2012 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 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।
"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra94.01°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.71°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha248.35°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.58°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra300.70°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani184.51°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:46 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:07 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:59 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 36 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 23 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:56 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:34 – 19:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:46 – 20:22
Amṛta Kāla19:31 – 21:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:07 – 17:56
Yamaganda08:49 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla12:28 – 14:17
Varjyam05:46 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:09 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:59 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:49 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:28 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:17 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:07 – 17:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:56 – 19:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:46 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:56 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:07 – 23:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:17 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:28 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:49 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:59 – 05:09 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867471.27
Julian Day2455936.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0210°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.24°
🪷 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 (24.0210°), declination -22.06°, EoT -7.50 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: 2012-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)