पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 13, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.11 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्।

परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्।।9.11।।
"9.11 Fools disregard Me, seeing Me clad in human form. They know not that in My higher nature I am the Lord-God of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya300.48°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra165.40°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha274.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.51°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra343.36°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani145.99°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:22 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:20 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:49 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:22 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:53 – 12:35
Yamaganda15:58 – 17:40
Gulika Kāla07:30 – 09:11
Varjyam06:22 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:48 – 07:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:30 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:53 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:35 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:16 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:58 – 17:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:40 – 19:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:22 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:40 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:58 – 23:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:16 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:35 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:53 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:30 – 05:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866410.27
Julian Day2454875.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9804°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.51°
🪷 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 (23.9804°), declination -13.37°, EoT -14.60 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: 2009-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)