पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 21, 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 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.46°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra134.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.25°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha223.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra291.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani319.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:42 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:19 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:33 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 47 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 12 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:57 – 03:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:41 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta19:30 – 19:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:42 – 20:19
Amṛta Kāla19:27 – 21:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:37 – 10:28
Yamaganda14:10 – 16:01
Gulika Kāla04:55 – 06:46
Varjyam05:32 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Kāla04:55 – 06:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:46 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:37 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:28 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:19 – 14:10 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:10 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:01 – 17:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:51 – 19:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:42 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:51 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:01 – 23:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:10 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:19 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:28 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:37 – 03:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:46 – 04:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872200.27
Julian Day2460665.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2018°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.32°
🪷 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 (24.2018°), declination -23.44°, EoT 1.38 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: 2024-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)