पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 16, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra324.10°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.48°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha284.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati312.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra311.57°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani159.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:40 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:16 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:57 – 17:38
Yamaganda09:13 – 10:54
Gulika Kāla12:35 – 14:16
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:51 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:32 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:13 – 10:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:54 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:35 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:16 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:57 – 17:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:38 – 19:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:18 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:38 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:57 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:16 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:35 – 01:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:54 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:13 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:32 – 05:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°
Longitude: 144.9631°
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 Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866778.27
Julian Day2455243.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9945°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.19°
🪷 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 (23.9945°), declination -12.43°, EoT -14.54 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: 2010-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)