पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 31, 2027 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 6.1 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः।

स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः।।6.1।।
"6.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: He who acts because it is his duty, not thinking of the consequences, is really spiritual and a true ascetic; and not he who merely observes rituals or who shuns all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra290.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha265.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.83°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra289.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani356.84°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:46 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:48 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:41 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:50
Godhūli Muhūrta19:34 – 19:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:46 – 20:23
Amṛta Kāla19:31 – 21:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:33 – 12:23
Yamaganda16:05 – 17:55
Gulika Kāla06:52 – 08:42
Varjyam05:38 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:01 – 06:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:52 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:42 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:33 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:14 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:05 – 17:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:55 – 19:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:46 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:55 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:05 – 23:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:14 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:33 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:42 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:52 – 05:01 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873305.27
Julian Day2461770.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2441°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.45°
🪷 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 (24.2441°), declination -23.12°, 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: 2027-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)