पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 8, 2033 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 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।
"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra352.33°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.06°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha260.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati283.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra310.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani67.98°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:46 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:39 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:04 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 37 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 22 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:08
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 Kāla08:47 – 10:37
Yamaganda14:17 – 16:06
Gulika Kāla05:08 – 06:58
Varjyam05:45 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:08 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:58 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:47 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:37 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:27 – 14:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:17 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:06 – 17:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:56 – 19:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:46 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:56 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:06 – 23:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:17 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:27 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:37 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:47 – 03:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:58 – 05:08 (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 Aṣṭamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875140.27
Julian Day2463605.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3143°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.50°
🪷 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 (24.3143°), declination -22.22°, EoT -6.70 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: 2033-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)