पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · January 9, 2009 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 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra55.04°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala255.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha283.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati277.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra311.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani147.52°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:22 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:26 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:38 – 12:24
Yamaganda15:55 – 17:41
Gulika Kāla07:06 – 08:52
Varjyam05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:21 – 07:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:06 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:52 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:09 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:55 – 17:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:41 – 19:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:27 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:41 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:55 – 23:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:09 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:52 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:06 – 05:21 (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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866375.27
Julian Day2454840.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9791°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.92°
🪷 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 (23.9791°), declination -22.10°, EoT -7.10 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: 2009-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)