पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 28, 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 11.37 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन्

गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे।

अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास

त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत्।।11.37।।
"11.37 How should they do otherwise? O Thou Supremest Self, greater than the Powers of creation, the First Cause, Infinite, the Lord of Lords, the Home of the universe, Imperishable, Being and Not-Being, yet transcending both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.37'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra284.64°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala335.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha261.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.42°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra330.14°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani239.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:37 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:33 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:37 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:25 – 19:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:37 – 20:12
Amṛta Kāla19:22 – 21:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:01 – 10:47
Yamaganda14:19 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla05:29 – 07:15
Varjyam06:05 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:29 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:15 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:01 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:47 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:33 – 14:19 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:19 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:05 – 17:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:51 – 19:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:37 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:51 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:05 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:19 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:33 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:47 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:01 – 04:15 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:15 – 05:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869316.27
Julian Day2457781.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0915°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.71°
🪷 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 -18.19°, EoT -12.97 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: 2017-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)