पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · January 6, 2021 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 12.19 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी सन्तुष्टो येनकेनचित्।अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्भक्ितमान्मे प्रियो नरः।।12.19।।
"12.19 Who is indifferent to praise and censure, who enjoys silence, who is contented with every fate, who has no fixed abode, who is steadfast in mind, and filled with devotion, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra167.11°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala5.18°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha271.59°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati279.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra242.30°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani278.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:50 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:18 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 08 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 51 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:22 – 14:08
Yamaganda07:04 – 08:50
Gulika Kāla10:36 – 12:22
Varjyam05:54 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:04

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 Labha05:18 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:04 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:50 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:36 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:22 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:55 – 17:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:41 – 19:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:27 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:41 – 21:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:55 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:22 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:36 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:50 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:04 – 05:18 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870755.27
Julian Day2459220.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1466°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.47°
🪷 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 (24.1466°), declination -22.49°, EoT -5.88 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: 2021-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)