पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · December 31, 2024 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 14.17 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
"14.17 Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra257.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.66°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha233.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra302.14°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani320.35°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:47 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:55 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:13 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 22 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 37 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:52 – 03:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:36 – 04:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:34 – 17:22
Yamaganda08:23 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:58 – 13:46
Varjyam05:23 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:09 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:47 – 06:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:35 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:23 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:58 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:46 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:34 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:22 – 19:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:09 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:22 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:34 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:46 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:58 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:23 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:35 – 04:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872210.27
Julian Day2460675.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2022°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.39°
🪷 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 (24.2022°), declination -23.07°, 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: 2024-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)