पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · January 10, 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 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra70.22°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala256.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha283.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati277.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra312.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani147.50°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)18:21 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:22 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 05 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 54 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:53 – 10:38
Yamaganda14:10 – 15:55
Gulika Kāla05:21 – 07:07
Varjyam05:57 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · 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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:21 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:07 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:53 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:24 – 14:10 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:10 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:55 – 17:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:41 – 19:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:27 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:41 – 21:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:55 – 23:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:10 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:24 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:53 – 04:07 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:07 – 05:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866376.27
Julian Day2454841.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9791°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.37°
🪷 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 -21.96°, EoT -7.50 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: 2009-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)