पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 10, 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 13.34 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यथा प्रकाशयत्येकः कृत्स्नं लोकमिमं रविः।

क्षेत्रं क्षेत्री तथा कृत्स्नं प्रकाशयति भारत।।13.34।।
"13.34 As the one Sun illuminates the whole earth, so the Lord illumines the whole universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.34'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.37°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra275.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala23.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha293.83°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati288.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra286.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani282.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:25 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:58 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:17 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:25 – 19:59
Amṛta Kāla19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:35 – 14:17
Yamaganda07:27 – 09:10
Gulika Kāla10:52 – 12:35
Varjyam06:19 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:45 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:27 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:10 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:52 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:35 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:17 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:00 – 17:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:42 – 19:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:25 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:42 – 22:00 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:00 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:17 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:35 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:52 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:10 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:27 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870790.27
Julian Day2459255.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1479°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.77°
🪷 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 (24.1479°), declination -14.33°, EoT -14.55 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: 2021-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)