पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 1, 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 11.11 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्।

सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम्।।11.11।।
"11.11 Crowned with heavenly garlands, clothed in shining garments, anointed with divine unctions, He showed Himself as the Resplendent One, Marvellous, Boundless, Omnipresent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.11'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra75.14°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.99°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha284.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.54°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra311.22°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani219.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:34 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:37 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:09 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:50
Godhūli Muhūrta19:22 – 19:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:34 – 20:09
Amṛta Kāla19:19 – 21:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Yamaganda12:34 – 14:19
Gulika Kāla16:04 – 17:49
Varjyam06:09 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:34 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:19 – 09:04 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:04 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:49 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:34 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:19 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga16:04 – 17:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:49 – 19:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:34 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:49 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg22:04 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:19 – 00:34 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:34 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:49 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:04 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:19 – 05:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868589.27
Julian Day2457054.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0637°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)146.59°
🪷 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 (24.0637°), declination -17.24°, EoT -13.69 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: 2015-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)