पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 16, 2012 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 1.14 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
ततः श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ।

माधवः पाण्डवश्चैव दिव्यौ शङ्खौ प्रदध्मतुः।।1.14।।
"1.14 Then seated in their spacious war chariot, yoked with white horses, Lord Shri Krishna and Arjuna sounded their divine shells." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.27°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra176.82°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.48°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha257.37°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.94°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra308.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani184.78°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:44 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:44 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:41 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 28 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 31 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:15
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 Kāla07:04 – 08:53
Yamaganda10:41 – 12:30
Gulika Kāla14:18 – 16:07
Varjyam05:52 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:15 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:04 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:53 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:41 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:30 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:18 – 16:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:07 – 17:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:56 – 19:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:44 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:56 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:07 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:18 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:30 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:41 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:53 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:04 – 05:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867477.27
Julian Day2455942.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0212°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)265.70°
🪷 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 (24.0212°), declination -21.08°, EoT -9.69 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: 2012-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)