पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 5, 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 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya292.10°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra1.09°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.92°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha308.82°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.13°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra259.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani208.45°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:30 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:38 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:43 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:53 – 15:48
Godhūli Muhūrta19:18 – 19:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:30 – 20:05
Amṛta Kāla19:15 – 21:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:34 – 14:18
Yamaganda07:22 – 09:06
Gulika Kāla10:50 – 12:34
Varjyam06:13 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:38 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:22 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:06 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:50 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:34 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:18 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:02 – 17:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:46 – 19:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:30 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:46 – 22:02 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:02 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:18 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:34 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:50 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:06 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:22 – 05:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868228.27
Julian Day2456693.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0499°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.30°
🪷 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 (24.0499°), declination -15.99°, EoT -14.20 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: 2014-02-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)