पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 10, 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 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.22'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.16°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra63.13°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.06°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha308.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.70°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra260.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani208.65°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:25 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:14 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:43 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 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 Kāla07:27 – 09:09
Yamaganda10:52 – 12:35
Gulika Kāla14:17 – 16:00
Varjyam06:18 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:44 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:27 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:09 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:52 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:35 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:17 – 16:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:00 – 17:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:43 – 19:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:25 – 20:43 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:43 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:00 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:17 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:35 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:52 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:09 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:27 – 05:44 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868233.27
Julian Day2456698.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0501°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.69°
🪷 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 (24.0501°), declination -14.43°, EoT -14.55 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: 2014-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)