पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 13, 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 3.41 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।

पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।3.41।।
"3.41 Therefore, O Arjuna, first control thy senses and then slay desire, for it is full of sin, and is the destroyer of knowledge and of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.41'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.65°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra171.63°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala243.26°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha317.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra341.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani272.22°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:22 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:40 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:25 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:22 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:17 – 15:59
Yamaganda05:47 – 07:29
Gulika Kāla09:11 – 10:53
Varjyam06:21 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:47 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:29 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:11 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:53 – 12:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:35 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:17 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:59 – 17:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:41 – 19:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:22 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:41 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:59 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:17 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:35 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:53 – 03:11 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:11 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:29 – 05:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870427.27
Julian Day2458892.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1340°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)228.67°
🪷 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 (24.1340°), declination -13.59°, EoT -14.60 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: 2020-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)