पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 31, 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 2.29 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेन

माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः।

आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः श्रृणोति

श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित्।।2.29।।
"2.29 One hears of the Spirit with surprise, another thinks It marvellous, the third listens without comprehending. Thus, though many are told about It, scarcely is there one who knows It." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.29'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra217.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.39°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha264.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati183.78°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra302.05°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani178.31°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:45 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:42 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:04 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:50
Godhūli Muhūrta19:33 – 19:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:45 – 20:22
Amṛta Kāla19:30 – 21:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:52 – 08:42
Yamaganda10:33 – 12:23
Gulika Kāla14:14 – 16:04
Varjyam05:38 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:01 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:52 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:42 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:33 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:23 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:14 – 16:04 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:04 – 17:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:55 – 19:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:45 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:55 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:04 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:14 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:23 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:33 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:42 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:52 – 05:01 (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 Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878054.27
Julian Day2466519.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4257°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)323.44°
🪷 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 (24.4257°), declination -23.06°, EoT -3.26 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: 2040-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)