पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · December 31, 2022 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 13.22 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु।।13.22।।
"13.22 God dwelling in the heart of Nature experiences the Qualities which nature brings forth; and His affinity towards the Qualities is the reason for His living in a good or evil body." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra357.07°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha269.69°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra271.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani298.23°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:47 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:06 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:27 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 22 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 37 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:52 – 03:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:35 – 04:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:23 – 10:11
Yamaganda13:46 – 15:34
Gulika Kāla04:47 – 06:35
Varjyam05:23 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · 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 Kāla04:47 – 06:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:35 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:23 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:11 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:46 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:34 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:22 – 19:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:10 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:22 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:34 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:46 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:11 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:23 – 03:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:35 – 04:47 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871479.27
Julian Day2459944.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1743°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)98.90°
🪷 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 (24.1743°), declination -23.11°, EoT -3.26 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: 2022-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)