पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 25, 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 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra56.60°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala14.48°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha299.38°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati284.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra266.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani280.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:39 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:48 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:20 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 12 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 47 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:27 – 19:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:39 – 20:14
Amṛta Kāla19:24 – 21:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:13 – 08:59
Yamaganda10:46 – 12:32
Gulika Kāla14:19 – 16:06
Varjyam06:02 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:26 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:13 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:59 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:46 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:32 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:19 – 16:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:06 – 17:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:52 – 19:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:39 – 20:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:52 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:06 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:19 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:32 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:46 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:59 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:13 – 05:26 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870774.27
Julian Day2459239.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1473°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.79°
🪷 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 -18.95°, 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: 2021-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)