पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 8, 2014 CE
Also observed today
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.36 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान्नः का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन।
पापमेवाश्रयेदस्मान्हत्वैतानाततायिनः।।1.36।।
पापमेवाश्रयेदस्मान्हत्वैतानाततायिनः।।1.36।।
"1.36 My Lord! What happiness can come from the death of these sons of Dhritarashtra? We shall sin if we kill these desperate men." — Shri Purohit Swami
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 Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Revatī Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Parigha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 263.62° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 352.19° | Mīna | Revatī P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 170.40° | Kanyā | Hasta P4 |
| बुध Budha | 269.39° | Dhanu | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 80.47° | Mithuna | Punarvasu P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 268.98° | Dhanu | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 206.66° | Tulā | Viśākhā P2 |
Melbourne, Australia — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · AEST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:08 AEST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 19:46 AEST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:27 AEST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 12:38 AEST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 00:04 AEST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 14 Hours 37 Mins 54 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 9 Hours 22 Mins 06 Secs |
शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:11 – 04:09 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:55 – 05:08 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:58 – 12:56 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:53 – 15:52 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 19:34 – 19:58 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 19:46 – 20:22 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 19:31 – 21:16 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:58 – 00:56 |
अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 12:27 – 14:17 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 06:58 – 08:47 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:37 – 12:27 |
| Varjyam | 05:44 – 06:08 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:33 – 09:02 |
दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna
चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 05:08 – 06:58 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 06:58 – 08:47 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 08:47 – 10:37 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:37 – 12:27 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 12:27 – 14:17 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 14:17 – 16:06 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 16:06 – 17:56 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 17:56 – 19:46 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 19:46 – 20:56 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 20:56 – 22:06 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 22:06 – 23:17 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 23:17 – 00:27 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 00:27 – 01:37 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:37 – 02:47 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 02:47 – 03:58 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 03:58 – 05:08 (inauspicious) |
Coordinates
Latitude: -37.8136°
Longitude: 144.9631°
Timezone: UTC+10
आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
Cosmic Time
| Kali Year | 5115 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1868200.27 |
| Julian Day | 2456665.770833 |
| Ayanamsa (Lahiri) | 24.0489° |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 85.23° |
🪷 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 (24.0489°), declination -22.27°, EoT -6.70 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: 2014-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)
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 (24.0489°), declination -22.27°, EoT -6.70 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: 2014-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)