पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · December 28, 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 7.22 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते।

लभते च ततः कामान्मयैव विहितान् हि तान्।।7.22।।
"7.22 If he worships one form alone with real faith, then shall his desires be fulfilled through that only; for thus have I ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.22'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.69°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra258.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala246.45°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha270.02°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati274.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra298.76°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani147.57°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:25 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:37 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:45 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 13 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 46 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:25 – 20:01
Amṛta Kāla19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:38 – 19:25
Yamaganda12:18 – 14:05
Gulika Kāla15:52 – 17:38
Varjyam05:47 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 Udveg05:12 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:58 – 08:45 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:45 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:32 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:18 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:05 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:52 – 17:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:38 – 19:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:25 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:38 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:52 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:05 – 00:18 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:18 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:32 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:45 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:58 – 05:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866363.27
Julian Day2454828.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9786°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.82°
🪷 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 (23.9786°), declination -23.27°, EoT -1.89 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: 2008-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)