पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 8, 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 13.32 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनादित्वान्निर्गुणत्वात्परमात्मायमव्ययः।शरीरस्थोऽपि कौन्तेय न करोति न लिप्यते।।13.32।।
"13.32 The Supreme Spirit, O Prince, is without beginning, without Qualities and Imperishable, and though it be within the body, yet It does not act, nor is It affected by action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.34°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra248.28°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala21.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha296.22°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati287.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra283.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani281.96°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:04 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:48 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:47
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:01
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:25 – 09:08
Yamaganda10:51 – 12:35
Gulika Kāla14:18 – 16:01
Varjyam06:17 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:42 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:25 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:08 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:51 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:35 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:18 – 16:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:01 – 17:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:44 – 19:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:27 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:44 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:01 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:18 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:35 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:51 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:08 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:25 – 05:42 (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)1870788.27
Julian Day2459253.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1478°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)313.70°
🪷 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 (24.1478°), declination -14.97°, EoT -14.45 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: 2021-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)