पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 25, 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 3.22 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन।

नानवाप्तमवाप्तव्यं वर्त एव च कर्मणि।।3.22।।
"3.22 There is nothing in this universe, O Arjuna, that I am compelled to do, nor anything for Me to attain; yet I am persistently active." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra281.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.26°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha289.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati258.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra319.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani270.05°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:40 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:34 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:43 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 14 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 45 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:28 – 19:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:40 – 20:15
Amṛta Kāla19:25 – 21:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:46
Yamaganda14:19 – 16:06
Gulika Kāla05:25 – 07:12
Varjyam06:01 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:25 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:12 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:59 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:46 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:32 – 14:19 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:19 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:06 – 17:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:53 – 19:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:40 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:53 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:06 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:19 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:32 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:46 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:59 – 04:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:12 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870408.27
Julian Day2458873.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1333°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.39°
🪷 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 (24.1333°), declination -19.13°, EoT -12.31 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: 2020-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)