पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 4, 2042 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 11.31 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।

विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं

न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।
"11.31 Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1449
Malayalam Era: 1218
Nanakshahi: 573
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra51.23°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.29°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha278.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati210.21°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra259.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani189.91°TulāSvātī P1

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)17:45 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:20 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:07 – 04:06
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 Kāla08:45 – 10:35
Yamaganda14:15 – 16:06
Gulika Kāla05:04 – 06:55
Varjyam05:41 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:04 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:55 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:45 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:35 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 14:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:15 – 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 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:15 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:35 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:45 – 03:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:55 – 05:04 (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 Trayodaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5143
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878423.27
Julian Day2466888.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4398°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.85°
🪷 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 (24.4398°), declination -22.72°, 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: 2042-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)