पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 11, 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 1.40 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः।

धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत।।1.40।।
"1.40 The destruction of our kindred means the destruction of the traditions of our ancient lineage, and when these are lost, irreligion will overrun our homes." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.40'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.68°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra159.01°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.76°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha300.32°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati9.75°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra339.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani185.22°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:25 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:13 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:27 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:25 – 19:59
Amṛta Kāla19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:10 – 10:52
Yamaganda14:17 – 16:00
Gulika Kāla05:45 – 07:27
Varjyam06:19 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:45 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:27 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:10 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:52 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:35 – 14:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:17 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:00 – 17:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:42 – 19:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:25 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:42 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:00 – 23:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:17 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:35 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:52 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:10 – 04:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:27 – 05:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867503.27
Julian Day2455968.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0222°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.33°
🪷 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 (24.0222°), declination -14.27°, EoT -14.58 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: 2012-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)