पञ्चाङ्ग — Brisbane, Australia · February 6, 2018 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 3.5 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न हि कश्िचत्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्।

कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः।।3.5।।
"3.5 He cannot even for a moment remain really inactive, for the Qualities of Nature will compel him to act whether he will or no." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra184.45°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha284.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.43°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra299.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani251.09°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:22 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:13 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:21 – 17:00
Yamaganda08:43 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla12:02 – 13:42
Varjyam05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:25 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:04 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:43 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:02 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:42 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:21 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:00 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:40 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:00 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:21 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:42 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:02 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:43 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:04 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -27.4698°
Longitude: 153.0251°
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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869690.27
Julian Day2458155.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1058°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.33°
🪷 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 (24.1058°), declination -15.68°, EoT -14.30 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: 2018-02-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)