पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · January 1, 2018 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 2.41 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।

बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।
"2.41 By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra61.24°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.79°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha233.51°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.60°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra254.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani247.14°DhanuMūla 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)18:19 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:20 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 11 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 48 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:14 – 19:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:26 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:11 – 20:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:01 – 08:47
Yamaganda10:34 – 12:20
Gulika Kāla14:07 – 15:53
Varjyam05:50 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:14 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:01 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:47 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:20 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:07 – 15:53 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:53 – 17:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:40 – 19:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:26 – 20:40 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:40 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:53 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:07 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:20 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:47 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:01 – 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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869654.27
Julian Day2458119.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1045°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.41°
🪷 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 (24.1045°), declination -23.02°, EoT -3.71 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: 2018-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)