पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 29, 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 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।

नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.44'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.01°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra292.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha237.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati125.86°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra270.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani154.14°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:00 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:45 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:07 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:54 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 45 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 14 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:02 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:46 – 05:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:49
Godhūli Muhūrta19:33 – 19:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:45 – 20:22
Amṛta Kāla19:30 – 21:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:22 – 14:13
Yamaganda06:50 – 08:41
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 12:22
Varjyam05:37 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
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 Labha05:00 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:50 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:41 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:22 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:13 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:04 – 17:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:55 – 19:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:45 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:55 – 22:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:04 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:13 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:22 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:41 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:50 – 05:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877321.27
Julian Day2465786.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3977°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.44°
🪷 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 (24.3977°), declination -23.23°, EoT -2.35 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: 2038-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)