पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 27, 2038 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 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.97°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra264.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala233.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha234.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati125.93°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra267.59°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani154.10°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:45 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:59 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:32 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:48
Godhūli Muhūrta19:33 – 19:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:45 – 20:22
Amṛta Kāla19:30 – 21:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:49 – 08:40
Yamaganda10:31 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla14:12 – 16:03
Varjyam05:35 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:58 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:49 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:40 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:31 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:12 – 16:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:03 – 17:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:54 – 19:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:45 – 20:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:54 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:03 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:12 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:31 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:40 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:49 – 04:58 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877319.27
Julian Day2465784.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3976°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.22°
🪷 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 (24.3976°), declination -23.33°, EoT -1.42 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: 2038-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)