पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 25, 2017 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 11.34 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
द्रोणं च भीष्मं च जयद्रथं च

कर्णं तथाऽन्यानपि योधवीरान्।

मया हतांस्त्वं जहि मा व्यथिष्ठा

युध्यस्व जेतासि रणे सपत्नान्।।11.34।।
"11.34 Drona and Bheeshma, Jayadratha and Karna, and other brave warriors - I have condemned them all. Destroy them; fight and fear not. Thy foes shall be crushed."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra247.07°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala333.26°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha257.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.32°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra327.45°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani239.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:39 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:54 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:38 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 12 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 47 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:27 – 19:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:39 – 20:14
Amṛta Kāla19:24 – 21:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:32 – 14:19
Yamaganda07:13 – 08:59
Gulika Kāla10:46 – 12:32
Varjyam06:02 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:26 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:13 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:59 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:46 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:32 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:19 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:06 – 17:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:52 – 19:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:39 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:52 – 22:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:06 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:19 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:32 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:46 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:59 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:13 – 05:26 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869313.27
Julian Day2457778.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0914°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)324.61°
🪷 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 (24.0914°), declination -18.95°, EoT -12.31 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: 2017-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)