पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 8, 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 4.21 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रहः।

शारीरं केवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम्।।4.21।।
"4.21 Expecting nothing, his mind and personality controlled, without greed, doing bodily actions only; though he acts, yet he remains untainted." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.21'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra217.97°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.08°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha239.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.52°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra226.68°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani309.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:46 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:15 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:38 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 38 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 21 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:54 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:53 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:34 – 19:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:46 – 20:23
Amṛta Kāla19:31 – 21:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:57 – 08:47
Yamaganda10:37 – 12:27
Gulika Kāla14:17 – 16:06
Varjyam05:44 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:08 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:57 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:47 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:37 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:27 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:17 – 16:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:06 – 17:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:56 – 19:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:46 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:56 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:06 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:17 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:27 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:37 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:47 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:57 – 05:08 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871852.27
Julian Day2460317.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1885°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.67°
🪷 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 (24.1885°), declination -22.33°, EoT -6.70 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: 2024-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)