पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 3, 2022 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 3.30 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
मयि सर्वाणि कर्माणि संन्यस्याध्यात्मचेतसा।

निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः।।3.30।।
"3.30 Therefore, surrendering thy actions unto Me, thy thoughts concentrated on the Absolute, free from selfishness and without anticipation of reward, with mind devoid of excitement, begin thou to fight." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
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)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra262.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha276.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.78°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra267.72°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani288.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:46 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:22 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:58 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:06 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:50 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:34 – 19:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:46 – 20:23
Amṛta Kāla19:31 – 21:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:54 – 08:44
Yamaganda10:34 – 12:25
Gulika Kāla14:15 – 16:05
Varjyam05:40 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 Amṛta05:04 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:54 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:44 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:25 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:15 – 16:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:05 – 17:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:56 – 19:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:46 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:56 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:05 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:15 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:25 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:44 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:54 – 05:04 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871117.27
Julian Day2459582.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1604°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.19°
🪷 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 (24.1604°), declination -22.84°, EoT -4.59 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: 2022-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)