पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 31, 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 14.17 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
"14.17 Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra257.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.66°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha233.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra302.14°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani320.35°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:45 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:09 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:49 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:50
Godhūli Muhūrta19:33 – 19:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:45 – 20:22
Amṛta Kāla19:30 – 21:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:04 – 17:55
Yamaganda08:42 – 10:33
Gulika Kāla12:23 – 14:14
Varjyam05:38 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:01 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:52 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:42 – 10:33 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:33 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:23 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:14 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:04 – 17:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:55 – 19:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:45 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:55 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:04 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:14 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:23 – 01:33 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:33 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:42 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:52 – 05:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872210.27
Julian Day2460675.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2022°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.39°
🪷 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 (24.2022°), declination -23.07°, EoT -3.26 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: 2024-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)