पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 21, 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 3.18 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।

न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।
"3.18 He has nothing to gain by the performance or non-performance of action. His welfare depends not on any contribution that an earthly creature can make." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.18'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra230.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala227.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha282.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati257.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra314.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani269.58°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:42 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:10 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:47 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 21 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 38 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:30 – 19:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:42 – 20:18
Amṛta Kāla19:27 – 21:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:07 – 17:54
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla12:31 – 14:19
Varjyam05:57 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:21 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:09 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:56 – 10:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:44 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:31 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:19 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:07 – 17:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:54 – 19:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:42 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:54 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:07 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:19 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:31 – 01:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:44 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:56 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:09 – 05:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870404.27
Julian Day2458869.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1331°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)313.80°
🪷 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 -20.05°, EoT -11.26 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: 2020-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)