पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · December 17, 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 3.13 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः।

भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्।।3.13।।
"3.13 The sages who enjoy the food that remains after the sacrifice is made are freed from all sin; but the selfish who spread their feast only for themselves feed on sin only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.15°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra37.95°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha250.78°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani286.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:20 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:32 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:49 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 13 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 46 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta19:08 – 19:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:20 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla19:05 – 20:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:27 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:47 – 17:34
Gulika Kāla06:53 – 08:40
Varjyam05:42 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:06 – 06:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:53 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:40 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:27 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:47 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:34 – 19:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:20 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:34 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:47 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:27 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:40 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:53 – 05:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871100.27
Julian Day2459565.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1598°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)156.03°
🪷 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 (24.1598°), declination -23.35°, EoT 3.25 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: 2021-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)