पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 26, 2030 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 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.00°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra268.61°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.61°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha230.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati229.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra265.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani38.86°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:44 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:21 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:50 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:48
Godhūli Muhūrta19:32 – 19:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:44 – 20:21
Amṛta Kāla19:29 – 21:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:12 – 16:03
Yamaganda04:58 – 06:49
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:30
Varjyam05:35 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:58 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:49 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:30 – 12:21 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:21 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:12 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:03 – 17:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:54 – 19:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:44 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:54 – 22:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:03 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:12 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:21 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:30 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:49 – 04:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874396.27
Julian Day2462861.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2858°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.69°
🪷 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 (24.2858°), declination -23.37°, EoT -0.96 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: 2030-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)