पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 18, 2019 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 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.67°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra136.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.62°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha228.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati249.35°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra272.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani265.61°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā 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)23:37 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:55 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 Kāla12:17 – 14:08
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:36
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 12:17
Varjyam05:31 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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 Labha04:54 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:45 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:36 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:17 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:59 – 17:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:50 – 19:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:41 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:50 – 21:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:59 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:17 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:36 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:45 – 04:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870370.27
Julian Day2458835.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1318°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)254.18°
🪷 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 (24.1318°), 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: 2019-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)