पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 11, 2025 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 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।
"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.86°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra49.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.66°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha249.16°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra313.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani321.24°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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)17:11 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:48 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 34 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 25 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:14 – 04:13
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 Kāla08:49 – 10:39
Yamaganda14:17 – 16:07
Gulika Kāla05:11 – 07:00
Varjyam05:47 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:11 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:00 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:49 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:28 – 14:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:17 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:07 – 17:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:56 – 19:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:45 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:56 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:07 – 23:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:17 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:28 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:49 – 04:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:00 – 05:11 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872221.27
Julian Day2460686.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2026°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.42°
🪷 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 (24.2026°), declination -21.79°, 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: 2025-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)