पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 30, 2016 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 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।
"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra263.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala313.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha251.40°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.33°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra301.03°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani236.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:45 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:40 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:15 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 05:01
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 Kāla10:32 – 12:23
Yamaganda16:04 – 17:55
Gulika Kāla06:51 – 08:42
Varjyam05:37 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:01 – 06:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:51 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:42 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:32 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:14 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:04 – 17:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:55 – 19:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:45 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:55 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:04 – 23:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:14 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:32 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:42 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:51 – 05:01 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869287.27
Julian Day2457752.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0904°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.86°
🪷 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 (24.0904°), declination -23.15°, EoT -2.80 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: 2016-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)