पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 17, 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 9.12 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।

राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।
"9.12 Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile; they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.47°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra292.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.82°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha223.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati45.01°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra216.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani193.95°TulāSvātī P3

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)08:46 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:34 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 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 Kāla06:44 – 08:35
Yamaganda10:26 – 12:17
Gulika Kāla14:08 – 15:59
Varjyam05:31 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:54 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:44 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:35 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:26 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:17 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:08 – 15:59 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:59 – 17:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:49 – 19:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:40 – 20:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:49 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:59 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:08 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:17 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:26 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:35 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:44 – 04:54 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867813.27
Julian Day2456278.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0340°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)48.64°
🪷 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 (24.0340°), declination -23.36°, 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: 2012-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)