पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 11, 2023 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 13.33 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यथा सर्वगतं सौक्ष्म्यादाकाशं नोपलिप्यते।

सर्वत्रावस्थितो देहे तथाऽऽत्मा नोपलिप्यते।।13.33।।
"13.33 As space, though present everywhere, remains by reason of its subtlety unaffected, so the Self, though present in all forms, retains its purity unalloyed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra130.71°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.68°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha257.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra285.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani299.37°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:45 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:53 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:58 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 34 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 25 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:14 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:33 – 19:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:45 – 20:22
Amṛta Kāla19:30 – 21:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:28 – 14:17
Yamaganda07:00 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla10:39 – 12:28
Varjyam05:47 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:04

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) (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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:11 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:00 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:49 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:39 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:28 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:17 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:07 – 17:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:56 – 19:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:45 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:56 – 22:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:07 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:17 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:28 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:39 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:49 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:00 – 05:11 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871490.27
Julian Day2459955.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1747°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)227.89°
🪷 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 (24.1747°), declination -21.87°, EoT -7.89 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: 2023-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)