पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 18, 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 9.13 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।

भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
"9.13 But the Great Souls, O Arjuna! Filled with My Divine Spirit, they worship Me, they fix their minds on Me and on Me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable Source of being." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.13'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.48°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra306.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.59°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha225.37°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.89°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra218.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani194.04°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:41 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:53 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:11 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:56 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:40 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta19:29 – 19:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:41 – 20:18
Amṛta Kāla19:26 – 21:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:59 – 17:50
Yamaganda08:36 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla12:17 – 14:08
Varjyam05:31 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:54 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:45 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:36 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:17 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:08 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:59 – 17:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:50 – 19:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:41 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:50 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:59 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:08 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:17 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:36 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:45 – 04:54 (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 Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867814.27
Julian Day2456279.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0341°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.10°
🪷 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 (24.0341°), declination -23.39°, EoT 2.79 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: 2012-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)