पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 20, 2020 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 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra217.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha281.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati256.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra313.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani269.46°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:42 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:28 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:49 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 22 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 37 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:30 – 19:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:42 – 20:18
Amṛta Kāla19:27 – 21:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:08 – 08:55
Yamaganda10:43 – 12:31
Gulika Kāla14:19 – 16:07
Varjyam05:56 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:20 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:08 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:55 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:43 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:31 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:19 – 16:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:07 – 17:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:55 – 19:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:42 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:55 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:07 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:19 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:31 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:43 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:55 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:08 – 05:20 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870403.27
Julian Day2458868.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1331°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.92°
🪷 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 (24.1331°), declination -20.27°, EoT -10.96 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: 2020-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)