पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 22, 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 10.14 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव।

न हि ते भगवन् व्यक्ितं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः।।10.14।।
"10.14 I believe in what Thou hast said, my Lord! For neither the godly not the godless comprehend Thy manifestation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.14'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra41.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.10°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha280.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.00°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra261.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani196.56°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:41 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:51 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:38 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 18 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 41 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:29 – 19:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:41 – 20:17
Amṛta Kāla19:26 – 21:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:06 – 17:54
Yamaganda08:57 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla12:32 – 14:19
Varjyam05:58 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:23 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:10 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:57 – 10:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:44 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:32 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:19 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:06 – 17:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:54 – 19:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:41 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:54 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:06 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:19 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:32 – 01:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:44 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:57 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:10 – 05:23 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867849.27
Julian Day2456314.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0354°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.29°
🪷 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 (24.0354°), declination -19.67°, EoT -11.54 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: 2013-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)