पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · January 9, 2017 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 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra37.61°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala321.24°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha244.42°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.32°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra311.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani237.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:48 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:58 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:43 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:41 – 08:28
Yamaganda10:15 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:49 – 15:36
Varjyam05:30 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
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 Amṛta04:55 – 06:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:41 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:28 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:15 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:49 – 15:36 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:36 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:23 – 19:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:10 – 20:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:23 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:36 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:49 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:15 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:28 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:41 – 04:55 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + 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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869297.27
Julian Day2457762.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0908°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.21°
🪷 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 (24.0908°), declination -22.10°, EoT -7.10 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: 2017-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)