पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · December 23, 2017 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 2.32 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्।

सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्।।2.32।।
"2.32 Blessed are the soldiers who find their opportunity. This opportunity has opened for thee the gates of heaven." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.29°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra299.02°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.16°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha228.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.02°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra242.91°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani246.08°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:05 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:21 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 14 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 45 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:15 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 19:59
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:43 – 10:29
Yamaganda14:03 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla05:09 – 06:56
Varjyam05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:09 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:56 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:43 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:29 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:16 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:03 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:50 – 17:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:36 – 19:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:23 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:36 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:50 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:03 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:16 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:29 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:43 – 03:56 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:56 – 05:09 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869645.27
Julian Day2458110.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1041°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.62°
🪷 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 (24.1041°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2017-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)