पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · January 11, 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 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra296.30°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.63°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha280.56°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati252.02°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra229.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani133.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:44 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:05 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 05 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 54 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 12:24
Yamaganda15:56 – 17:41
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:53
Varjyam05:57 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:22 – 07:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:08 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:53 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:10 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:56 – 17:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:41 – 19:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:27 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:41 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:56 – 23:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:10 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:53 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:08 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866011.27
Julian Day2454476.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9651°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.61°
🪷 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 (23.9651°), declination -21.92°, EoT -7.89 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: 2008-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)