पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 4, 2040 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 11.1 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।

यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।11.1।।
"11.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! Thy words concerning the Supreme Secret of Self, given for my blessing, have dispelled the illusions which surrounded me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra128.60°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.24°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha257.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.40°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra222.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani166.62°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:46 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:14 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:14 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:07 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:51 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:34 – 19:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:46 – 20:23
Amṛta Kāla19:31 – 21:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:25 – 14:15
Yamaganda06:54 – 08:45
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 12:25
Varjyam05:41 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:04 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:54 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:45 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:25 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:15 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:06 – 17:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:56 – 19:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:46 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:56 – 22:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:06 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:15 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:25 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:45 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:54 – 05:04 (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 Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877692.27
Julian Day2466157.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4119°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)233.21°
🪷 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 (24.4119°), declination -22.77°, EoT -5.02 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: 2040-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)