पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 11, 2009 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 9.9 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।

उदासीनवदासीनमसक्तं तेषु कर्मसु।।9.9।।
"9.9 But these acts of mine do not bind Me. I remain outside and unattached." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.46°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra137.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha272.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra341.99°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani146.13°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:24 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:11 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:32 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:24 – 19:58
Amṛta Kāla19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:35 – 14:17
Yamaganda07:28 – 09:10
Gulika Kāla10:52 – 12:35
Varjyam06:20 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:46 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:28 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:10 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:52 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:35 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:17 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:59 – 17:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:42 – 19:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:24 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:42 – 21:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:59 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:17 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:35 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:52 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:10 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:28 – 05:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866408.27
Julian Day2454873.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9803°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)199.72°
🪷 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 (23.9803°), declination -14.03°, EoT -14.58 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: 2009-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)