पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 29, 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 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।
"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.8'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra37.11°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha287.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.93°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra307.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani218.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:37 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:07 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:59 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:25 – 19:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:37 – 20:12
Amṛta Kāla19:22 – 21:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:19 – 16:05
Yamaganda05:30 – 07:16
Gulika Kāla09:02 – 10:48
Varjyam06:05 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 Śubha05:30 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:16 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:02 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:48 – 12:33 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:33 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:19 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:05 – 17:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:51 – 19:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:37 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:51 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:05 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:19 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:33 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:48 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:02 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:16 – 05:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + 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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868586.27
Julian Day2457051.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0636°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)110.08°
🪷 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 (24.0636°), declination -18.06°, EoT -13.17 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: 2015-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)