पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 12, 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 11.22 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्या

विश्वेऽश्िवनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च।

गन्धर्वयक्षासुरसिद्धसङ्घा

वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे।।11.22।।
"11.22 The Vital Forces, the Major stars, Fire, Earth, Air, Sky, Sun, Heaven, Moon and Planets; the Angels, the Guardians of the Universe, the divine Healers, the Winds, the Fathers, the Heavenly Singers; and hosts of Mammon-worshippers, demons as well as saints, are amazed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.93°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra207.50°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala329.53°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha276.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.08°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra324.86°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani219.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:27 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:31 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 19:57
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:17 – 15:59
Yamaganda05:46 – 07:28
Gulika Kāla09:10 – 10:53
Varjyam06:20 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:46 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:28 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:10 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:53 – 12:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:35 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:17 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:59 – 17:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:41 – 19:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:23 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:41 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:59 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:17 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:35 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:53 – 03:10 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:10 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:28 – 05:46 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868600.27
Julian Day2457065.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0641°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.32°
🪷 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 (24.0641°), declination -13.85°, EoT -14.59 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: 2015-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)