पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 18, 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 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।

नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.70°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra323.98°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.38°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha257.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.72°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra200.94°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani225.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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)11:29 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:04 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 28 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 Kāla10:27 – 12:17
Yamaganda15:59 – 17:50
Gulika Kāla06:45 – 08:36
Varjyam05:31 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:54 – 06:45 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:45 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:36 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:27 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:17 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:08 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:59 – 17:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:50 – 19:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:41 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:50 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:59 – 23:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:08 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:17 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:27 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:36 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:45 – 04:54 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868909.27
Julian Day2457374.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0760°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)83.17°
🪷 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 (24.0760°), declination -23.37°, 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: 2015-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)