पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 9, 2026 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 5.10 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति यः।

लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा।।5.10।।
"5.10 He who dedicates his actions to the Spirit, without any personal attachment to them, he is no more tainted by sin than the water lily is wetted by water." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.56°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra156.30°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala264.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha256.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.92°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra264.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani332.56°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:46 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:11 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:18 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 36 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 23 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:56 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:53 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:34 – 19:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:46 – 20:22
Amṛta Kāla19:31 – 21:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:38 – 12:27
Yamaganda16:06 – 17:56
Gulika Kāla06:58 – 08:48
Varjyam05:45 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 Chala05:09 – 06:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:58 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:27 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:17 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:06 – 17:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:56 – 19:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:46 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:56 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:06 – 23:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:17 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:27 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:58 – 05:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872584.27
Julian Day2461049.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2165°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.32°
🪷 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 (24.2165°), declination -22.12°, EoT -7.10 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: 2026-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)