पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 12, 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 14.1 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचपरं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्।यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनयः सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गताः।।14.1।।
"14.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: Now I will reveal unto the Wisdom which is beyond knowledge, by attaining which the sages have reached Perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.1'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.39°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra302.24°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala24.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha291.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati288.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra288.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani282.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:03 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:30 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 19:57
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:53 – 12:35
Yamaganda15:59 – 17:41
Gulika Kāla07:29 – 09:11
Varjyam06:21 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:47 – 07:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:29 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:53 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:35 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:17 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:59 – 17:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:41 – 19:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:23 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:41 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:59 – 23:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:17 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:35 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:53 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:29 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870792.27
Julian Day2459257.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1480°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.91°
🪷 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 (24.1480°), declination -13.67°, EoT -14.59 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: 2021-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)