पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 19, 2013 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 10.11 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः।

नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता।।10.11।।
"10.11 By My grace, I live in their hearts; and I dispel the darkness of ignorance by the shining light of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra5.67°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.73°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha275.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra258.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani196.42°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:42 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:06 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:00 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 23 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 36 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:30 – 19:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:42 – 20:18
Amṛta Kāla19:27 – 21:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:55 – 10:43
Yamaganda14:19 – 16:07
Gulika Kāla05:19 – 07:07
Varjyam05:55 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:19 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:07 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:55 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:31 – 14:19 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:19 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:07 – 17:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:54 – 19:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:42 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:54 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:07 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:19 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:31 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:55 – 04:07 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:07 – 05:19 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867846.27
Julian Day2456311.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0353°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.57°
🪷 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 (24.0353°), declination -20.33°, EoT -10.66 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: 2013-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)