पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 1, 2044 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 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2101 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1966 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1451
Malayalam Era: 1220
Nanakshahi: 575
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra262.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.68°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha233.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra291.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani211.25°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:46 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:34 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:10 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 43 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 16 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 04:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:50
Godhūli Muhūrta19:34 – 19:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:46 – 20:23
Amṛta Kāla19:31 – 21:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:33 – 12:24
Yamaganda16:05 – 17:55
Gulika Kāla06:52 – 08:43
Varjyam05:39 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 Chala05:02 – 06:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:52 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:43 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:33 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:14 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:05 – 17:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:55 – 19:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:46 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:55 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:05 – 23:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:14 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:33 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:43 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:52 – 05:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5145
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1879150.27
Julian Day2467615.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4676°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.81°
🪷 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 (24.4676°), declination -23.04°, EoT -3.71 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: 2044-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)