पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · January 7, 2012 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 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
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"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.10°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra55.49°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.19°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha243.98°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.44°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra297.04°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani184.36°TulāCitrā P4

Sydney, Australia — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · AEST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:18 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:12 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 17 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 42 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:58 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:41 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 10:14
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:36
Gulika Kāla04:52 – 06:40
Varjyam05:28 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:52 – 06:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:40 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:27 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:14 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:01 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:36 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:23 – 19:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:10 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:23 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:36 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:01 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:14 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:27 – 03:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:40 – 04:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -33.8688°
Longitude: 151.2093°
Timezone: UTC+10

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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867468.27
Julian Day2455933.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0209°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.44°
🪷 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 (24.0209°), declination -22.46°, 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: 2012-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)