पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · January 5, 2005 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 6.18 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते।

निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा।।6.18।।
"6.18 When the mind, completely controlled, is centered in the Self, and free from all earthly desires, then is the man truly spiritual." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2062 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1927 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1412
Malayalam Era: 1181
Nanakshahi: 536
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra186.67°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.16°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha239.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.05°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra240.17°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani90.55°KarkaPunarvasu P4

Perth, Australia — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · SGT/MYT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:53 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:58 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 09 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 50 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:22 – 14:08
Yamaganda07:04 – 08:50
Gulika Kāla10:36 – 12:22
Varjyam05:53 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:17 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:04 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:50 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:36 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:22 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:54 – 17:40 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:40 – 19:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:27 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:40 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:54 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:22 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:36 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:50 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:04 – 05:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -31.9505°
Longitude: 115.8605°
Timezone: UTC+8

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 Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864910.27
Julian Day2453375.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9230°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)289.21°
🪷 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 (23.9230°), declination -22.62°, EoT -5.45 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: 2005-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)