पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 2, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.24 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैः सह।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते।।13.24।।
"13.24 He who understands God and Nature along with her qualities, whatever be his condition in life, he comes not again to earth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra22.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha268.64°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati337.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra274.22°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani298.43°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:46 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:37 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:54 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 43 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 16 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:05 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:49 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:50
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 Kāla06:53 – 08:43
Yamaganda10:34 – 12:24
Gulika Kāla14:15 – 16:05
Varjyam05:39 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:03 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:53 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:43 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:24 – 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 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:24 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:43 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:53 – 05:03 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871481.27
Julian Day2459946.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1743°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.20°
🪷 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 (24.1743°), declination -22.95°, EoT -4.15 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: 2023-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)