पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 24, 2021 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 13.17 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च।।13.17।।
"13.17 In all beings undivided, yet living in division, It is the upholder of all, Creator and Destroyer alike;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra44.44°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala13.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha298.42°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati284.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra264.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani280.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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)15:58 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:41 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 14 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 45 Mins 20 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 Kāla17:53 – 19:40
Yamaganda12:32 – 14:19
Gulika Kāla16:06 – 17:53
Varjyam06:00 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:25 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:12 – 08:59 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:59 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:45 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:32 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:19 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga16:06 – 17:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:53 – 19:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:40 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:53 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg22:06 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:19 – 00:32 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:32 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:45 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:59 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:12 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870773.27
Julian Day2459238.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1473°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.74°
🪷 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 (24.1473°), declination -19.19°, EoT -12.06 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: 2021-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)