पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · February 1, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.42 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः।

वेदवादरताः पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिनः।।2.42।।
"2.42 Only the ignorant speak in figurative language. It is they who extol the letter of the scriptures, saying, There is nothing deeper than this.'" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra196.27°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala200.67°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha262.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.54°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra255.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani229.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:22 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:31 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:01 – 08:41
Yamaganda10:21 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:42 – 15:22
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:20 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:01 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:41 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:21 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:42 – 15:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:22 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:03 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:43 – 20:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:03 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:22 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:42 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:21 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:41 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:01 – 05:20 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -27.4698°
Longitude: 153.0251°
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 Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868954.27
Julian Day2457419.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0777°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)270.78°
🪷 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 (24.0777°), declination -17.30°, EoT -13.69 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: 2016-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)