पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 12, 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 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।
"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.52'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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.42°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra132.10°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala346.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha282.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.51°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra341.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani241.28°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:51 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:59 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:47
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 Kāla17:41 – 19:23
Yamaganda12:35 – 14:17
Gulika Kāla15:59 – 17:41
Varjyam06:21 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:47 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:29 – 09:11 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:11 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:53 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:35 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:17 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:59 – 17:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:41 – 19:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:23 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:41 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:59 – 23:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:17 – 00:35 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:35 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:53 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:11 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:29 – 05:47 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869331.27
Julian Day2457796.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0921°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)194.39°
🪷 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 (24.0921°), declination -13.68°, 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: 2017-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)