पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · December 29, 2010 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 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।

यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।
"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.19°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra174.46°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala261.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha235.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati332.22°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra206.55°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani172.26°KanyāHasta P4

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)12:19 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:43 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:25 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 13 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 46 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 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 Kāla12:19 – 14:06
Yamaganda06:59 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 12:19
Varjyam05:48 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:12 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:59 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:46 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:19 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:06 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:52 – 17:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:39 – 19:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:25 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:39 – 21:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:52 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:06 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:19 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:46 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:59 – 05:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867094.27
Julian Day2455559.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0065°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.34°
🪷 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 (24.0065°), declination -23.24°, EoT -2.35 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: 2010-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)