पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 26, 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 11.35 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं केशवस्य

कृताञ्जलिर्वेपमानः किरीटी।

नमस्कृत्वा भूय एवाह कृष्णं

सगद्गदं भीतभीतः प्रणम्य।।11.35।।
"11.35 Sanjaya continued: "Having heard these words from the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince Arjuna, with folded hands trembling, prostrated himself and with choking voice, bowing down again and again, and overwhelmed with awe, once more addressed the Lord." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.35'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra259.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala334.01°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha258.61°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.35°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra328.36°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani239.76°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:38 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:42 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:21 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 11 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 48 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:26 – 19:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:38 – 20:14
Amṛta Kāla19:23 – 21:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:19 – 16:05
Yamaganda05:27 – 07:14
Gulika Kāla09:00 – 10:46
Varjyam06:03 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:27 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:14 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:00 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:46 – 12:33 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:33 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:19 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:05 – 17:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:52 – 19:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:38 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:52 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:05 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:19 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:33 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:46 – 03:00 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:00 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:14 – 05:27 (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 Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869314.27
Julian Day2457779.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0915°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.05°
🪷 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 (24.0915°), declination -18.70°, EoT -12.54 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: 2017-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)