पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 10, 2015 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 10.31 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्।

झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी।।10.31।।
"10.31 I am the Wind among purifiers, the King Rama among warriors; I am the Crocodile among the fishes, and I am the Ganges among rivers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra138.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha283.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.14°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra283.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani217.43°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:46 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:19 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:43 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 36 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 24 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:34 – 19:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:46 – 20:22
Amṛta Kāla19:31 – 21:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:49 – 10:38
Yamaganda14:17 – 16:07
Gulika Kāla05:10 – 06:59
Varjyam05:46 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:10 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:59 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:49 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:28 – 14:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:17 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:07 – 17:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:56 – 19:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:46 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:56 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:07 – 23:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:17 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:28 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:49 – 03:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:59 – 05:10 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868567.27
Julian Day2457032.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0629°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)236.70°
🪷 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 (24.0629°), declination -22.03°, EoT -7.50 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: 2015-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)