पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 3, 2024 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 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra155.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala244.36°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha237.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.42°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra220.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani309.33°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:46 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:34 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:40 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:06 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:50 – 05:03
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 Kāla12:25 – 14:15
Yamaganda06:54 – 08:44
Gulika Kāla10:34 – 12:25
Varjyam05:40 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:03 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:54 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:44 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:34 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:25 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:15 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:05 – 17:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:56 – 19:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:46 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:56 – 22:05 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:05 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:15 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:25 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:34 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:44 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:54 – 05:03 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871847.27
Julian Day2460312.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1883°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.65°
🪷 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 (24.1883°), declination -22.88°, 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: 2024-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)