पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · December 31, 2012 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 9.26 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यो मे भक्त्या प्रयच्छति।

तदहं भक्त्युपहृतमश्नामि प्रयतात्मनः।।9.26।।
"9.26 Whatever a man offers to Me, whether it be a leaf, or a flower, or fruit, or water, I accept it, for it is offered with devotion and purity of mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra104.80°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.76°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha244.94°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra234.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani195.17°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:26 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:00 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:32 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 12 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 47 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:14 – 19:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:26 – 20:01
Amṛta Kāla19:11 – 20:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:00 – 08:47
Yamaganda10:33 – 12:20
Gulika Kāla14:06 – 15:53
Varjyam05:49 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:14 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:00 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:47 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:33 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:20 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:06 – 15:53 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:53 – 17:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:39 – 19:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:26 – 20:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:39 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:53 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:06 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:20 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:33 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:47 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:00 – 05:14 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867827.27
Julian Day2456292.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0346°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)211.19°
🪷 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 (24.0346°), declination -23.08°, EoT -3.26 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: 2012-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)