पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 3, 2014 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 1.31 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव।

न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे।।1.31।।
"1.31 The omens are adverse; what good can come from the slaughter of my people on this battlefield?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra281.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.27°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha261.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.15°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra271.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani206.23°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:46 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:50 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:00 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:06 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:50 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:34 – 19:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:46 – 20:23
Amṛta Kāla19:31 – 21:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:34 – 12:25
Yamaganda16:05 – 17:56
Gulika Kāla06:54 – 08:44
Varjyam05:40 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:04 – 06:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:54 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:44 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:25 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:15 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:05 – 17:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:56 – 19:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:46 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:56 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:05 – 23:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:15 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:25 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:44 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:54 – 05:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868195.27
Julian Day2456660.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0487°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.54°
🪷 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 (24.0487°), declination -22.84°, EoT -4.59 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: 2014-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)