पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 27, 2010 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 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra58.06°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.78°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha258.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati308.28°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra286.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani160.27°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:38 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:48 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:19 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 09 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 50 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:26 – 19:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:38 – 20:13
Amṛta Kāla19:23 – 21:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:33 – 14:19
Yamaganda07:14 – 09:00
Gulika Kāla10:47 – 12:33
Varjyam06:03 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:28 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:14 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:00 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:47 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:33 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:19 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:05 – 17:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:52 – 19:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:38 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:52 – 22:05 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:05 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:19 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:33 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:47 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:00 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:14 – 05:28 (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 Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866758.27
Julian Day2455223.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9937°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)137.08°
🪷 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 (23.9937°), declination -18.53°, EoT -12.76 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: 2010-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)