पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 17, 2008 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 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।
"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra18.29°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.28°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha289.71°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati253.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra236.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani133.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:44 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:21 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:47 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 27 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 32 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:53
Godhūli Muhūrta19:32 – 19:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:44 – 20:20
Amṛta Kāla19:29 – 21:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:19 – 16:07
Yamaganda05:17 – 07:05
Gulika Kāla08:53 – 10:42
Varjyam05:53 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:17 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:05 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:53 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:42 – 12:30 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:30 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:19 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:07 – 17:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:55 – 19:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:44 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:55 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:07 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:19 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:30 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:42 – 02:53 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:53 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:05 – 05:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°
Longitude: 144.9631°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866017.27
Julian Day2454482.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9654°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)107.91°
🪷 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 (23.9654°), declination -20.89°, EoT -10.03 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: 2008-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)