पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · December 23, 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 2.61 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः।

वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.61।।
"2.61 Restraining them all, let him meditate steadfastly on Me; for who thus conquers his senses achieves perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.76°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra206.92°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.97°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha236.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati250.50°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra278.99°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani266.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:07 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:22 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:09 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 24 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 35 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:47 – 03:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:30 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:07 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:31 – 08:19
Yamaganda10:07 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:43 – 15:31
Varjyam05:19 – 05:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:42 – 06:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:31 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:19 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:07 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:43 – 15:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:31 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:19 – 19:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:07 – 20:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:19 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:31 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:43 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:07 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:19 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:31 – 04:42 (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 Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870375.27
Julian Day2458840.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1320°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.05°
🪷 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 (24.1320°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2019-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)