पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 18, 2014 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 1.46 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणयः।

धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत्।।1.46।।
"1.46 If, on the contrary, the sons of Dhritarashtra, with weapons in their hand, should slay me, unarmed and unresisting, surely that would be better for my welfare!"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra113.82°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.31°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha286.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.15°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra263.01°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani207.42°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:43 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:37 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:04 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 25 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 34 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:31 – 19:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:43 – 20:19
Amṛta Kāla19:28 – 21:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:54 – 10:42
Yamaganda14:19 – 16:07
Gulika Kāla05:18 – 07:06
Varjyam05:54 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:18 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:06 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:54 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:30 – 14:19 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:19 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:07 – 17:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:55 – 19:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:43 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:55 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:07 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:19 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:30 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:54 – 04:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:06 – 05:18 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868210.27
Julian Day2456675.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0492°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.21°
🪷 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 (24.0492°), declination -20.59°, EoT -10.35 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: 2014-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)