पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 21, 2015 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 10.42 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Ekāṁśena Sthito Jagat · One Fragment Supports All
अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन।

विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत्।।10.42।।
"10.42 But what is the use of all these details to thee? O Arjuna! I sustain this universe with only small part of Myself."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra283.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.42°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha292.83°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.93°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra297.52°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani218.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:42 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:56 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:02 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 20 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:30 – 19:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:42 – 20:18
Amṛta Kāla19:27 – 21:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:31 – 14:19
Yamaganda07:09 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 12:31
Varjyam05:57 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:21 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:09 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:56 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:44 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:31 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:19 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:07 – 17:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:54 – 19:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:42 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:54 – 22:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:07 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:19 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:31 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:44 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:56 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:09 – 05:21 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868578.27
Julian Day2457043.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0633°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.05°
🪷 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 (24.0633°), declination -20.01°, EoT -11.26 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: 2015-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)