पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 17, 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 1.15 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनंजयः।

पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः।।1.15।।
"1.15 Lord Shri Krishna blew his Panchajanya and Arjuna his Devadatta, brave Bheema his renowned shell, Poundra." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.15'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra190.95°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.57°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha258.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.02°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra309.21°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani184.82°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:44 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:20 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:50 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 27 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 32 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:17
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 Kāla16:07 – 17:55
Yamaganda08:53 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla12:30 – 14:19
Varjyam05:53 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:17 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:05 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:53 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:42 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:30 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:19 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:07 – 17:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:55 – 19:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:44 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:55 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:07 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:19 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:30 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:42 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:53 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:05 – 05:17 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867478.27
Julian Day2455943.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0212°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.11°
🪷 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 -20.89°, EoT -10.03 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: 2012-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)