पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · January 7, 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 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra181.19°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala5.63°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha273.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati280.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra243.56°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani278.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:29 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:24 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:09 – 15:55
Yamaganda05:19 – 07:05
Gulika Kāla08:51 – 10:37
Varjyam05:54 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:19 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:05 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:51 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:37 – 12:23 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:23 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:09 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:55 – 17:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:41 – 19:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:27 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:41 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:55 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:09 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:23 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:37 – 02:51 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:51 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:05 – 05:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870756.27
Julian Day2459221.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1466°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.73°
🪷 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 -22.36°, EoT -6.29 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: 2021-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)