पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · January 12, 2019 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 11.50 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा

स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः।

आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं

भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा।।11.50।।
"11.50 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna showed Himself again in His accustomed form; and the Mighty Lord, in gentle tones, softly consoled him who lately trembled with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.41°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra332.12°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala342.99°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha256.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati229.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra220.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani258.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:15 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:29 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 13 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 46 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:46 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:30 – 10:17
Yamaganda13:50 – 15:37
Gulika Kāla04:57 – 06:44
Varjyam05:32 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:57 – 06:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:44 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:30 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:17 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:50 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:37 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:23 – 19:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:10 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:23 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:37 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:50 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:17 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:30 – 03:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:44 – 04:57 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870030.27
Julian Day2458495.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1188°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.83°
🪷 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 (24.1188°), declination -21.72°, EoT -8.27 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: 2019-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)