पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 28, 2013 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 1.25 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्।

उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति।।1.25।।
"1.25 Whither Bheeshma and Drona had led all the rulers of the earth, and spoke thus: O Arjuna! Behold these members of the family of Kuru assembled." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.41°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra192.17°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.59°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha251.52°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.95°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra273.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani205.68°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:45 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:35 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:07 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 45 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 14 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:01 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:49
Godhūli Muhūrta19:33 – 19:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:45 – 20:22
Amṛta Kāla19:30 – 21:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:41 – 10:31
Yamaganda14:13 – 16:03
Gulika Kāla04:59 – 06:50
Varjyam05:36 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:59 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:50 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:41 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:31 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:22 – 14:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:13 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:03 – 17:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:54 – 19:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:45 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:54 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:03 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:13 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:22 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:31 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:41 – 03:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:50 – 04:59 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868189.27
Julian Day2456654.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0484°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.44°
🪷 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 (24.0484°), declination -23.28°, EoT -1.89 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: 2013-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)