पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 12, 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 3.11 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः।

परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ।।3.11।।
"3.11 Worship the Powers of Nature thereby, and let them nourish you in return; thus supporting each other, you shall attain your highest welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.11'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.16°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra257.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.68°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha294.74°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.93°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra307.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani251.66°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:26 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:06 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:46
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 Kāla07:29 – 09:11
Yamaganda10:53 – 12:35
Gulika Kāla14:17 – 15:59
Varjyam06:21 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 Amṛta05:46 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:29 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:11 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:53 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:35 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:17 – 15:59 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:59 – 17:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:41 – 19:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:23 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:41 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:59 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:17 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:35 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:53 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:11 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:29 – 05:46 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869696.27
Julian Day2458161.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1061°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.98°
🪷 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 (24.1061°), declination -13.76°, 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: 2018-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)