पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · December 17, 2018 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 11.24 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं

व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्।

दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा

धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो।।11.24।।
"11.24 When I see Thee, touching the Heavens, glowing with colour, with open mouth and wide open fiery eyes, I am terrified. O My Lord! My courage and peace of mind desert me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.92°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra348.27°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.55°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha219.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati224.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra195.50°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani255.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:40 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:12 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:51 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 23 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 36 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:45 – 03:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:28 – 04:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:28 – 08:16
Yamaganda10:04 – 11:52
Gulika Kāla13:40 – 15:28
Varjyam05:16 – 05:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:02 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:40 – 06:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:28 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:16 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:04 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:52 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:40 – 15:28 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:28 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:16 – 19:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:04 – 20:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:16 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:28 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:40 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:52 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:04 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:16 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:28 – 04:40 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870004.27
Julian Day2458469.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1178°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.75°
🪷 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 (24.1178°), declination -23.34°, 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: 2018-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)