पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · December 28, 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 11.35 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं केशवस्य

कृताञ्जलिर्वेपमानः किरीटी।

नमस्कृत्वा भूय एवाह कृष्णं

सगद्गदं भीतभीतः प्रणम्य।।11.35।।
"11.35 Sanjaya continued: "Having heard these words from the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince Arjuna, with folded hands trembling, prostrated himself and with choking voice, bowing down again and again, and overwhelmed with awe, once more addressed the Lord." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.12°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra144.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala332.88°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha233.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati226.77°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra205.24°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani256.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:45 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:56 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:38 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 23 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 36 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:50 – 03:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:33 – 04:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:09 – 11:57
Yamaganda15:33 – 17:21
Gulika Kāla06:33 – 08:21
Varjyam05:21 – 05:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:45 – 06:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:33 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:21 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:09 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:45 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:21 – 19:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:09 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:21 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:45 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:09 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:21 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:33 – 04:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870015.27
Julian Day2458480.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1183°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.35°
🪷 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 (24.1183°), declination -23.29°, EoT -1.89 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: 2018-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)