पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 4, 2018 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 3.3 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ।

ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेन योगिनाम्।।3.3।।
"3.3 Lord Shri Krishna replied: In this world, as I have said, there is a twofold path, O Sinless One! There is the Path of Wisdom for those who meditate, and the Path of Action for those who work." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya291.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra157.81°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha281.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.24°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra296.98°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani250.89°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:31 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:36 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:47 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 53 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 06 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:53 – 15:49
Godhūli Muhūrta19:19 – 19:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:31 – 20:06
Amṛta Kāla19:16 – 21:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:47 – 19:31
Yamaganda12:34 – 14:18
Gulika Kāla16:03 – 17:47
Varjyam06:12 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:37 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:22 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:06 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:50 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:34 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:18 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga16:03 – 17:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:47 – 19:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:31 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:47 – 22:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg22:03 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:18 – 00:34 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:34 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:50 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:06 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:22 – 05:37 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869688.27
Julian Day2458153.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1058°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)225.55°
🪷 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 (24.1058°), declination -16.29°, EoT -14.09 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: 2018-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)