पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · January 7, 2008 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 18.24 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः।क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्।।18.24।।
"18.24 But even though an action involve the most strenuous endeavour, yet if the doer is seeking to gratify his desires, and is filled with personal vanity, it may be assumed to originate in Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra245.73°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.77°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha274.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati251.11°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra224.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani134.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:11 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:23 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 08 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 51 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:05 – 08:51
Yamaganda10:37 – 12:23
Gulika Kāla14:09 – 15:55
Varjyam05:54 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:19 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:05 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:51 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:37 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:23 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:09 – 15:55 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:55 – 17:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:41 – 19:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:27 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:41 – 21:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:55 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:09 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:23 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:37 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:51 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:05 – 05:19 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866007.27
Julian Day2454472.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9650°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.60°
🪷 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 (23.9650°), declination -22.47°, EoT -6.29 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: 2008-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)