पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 21, 2022 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 4.5 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन।

तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप।।4.5।।
"4.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have been born again and again, from time to time; thou too,O Arjuna! My births are known to Me, but thou knowest not thine." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.81°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra131.64°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala243.02°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha281.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati310.57°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra257.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani290.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:42 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:17 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:24 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 20 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:30 – 19:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:42 – 20:17
Amṛta Kāla19:27 – 21:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:44 – 12:31
Yamaganda16:06 – 17:54
Gulika Kāla07:09 – 08:56
Varjyam05:57 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:21 – 07:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:09 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:56 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:44 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:31 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:19 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:06 – 17:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:54 – 19:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:42 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:54 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:06 – 23:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:19 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:31 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:44 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:56 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:09 – 05:21 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871135.27
Julian Day2459600.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1611°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.52°
🪷 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 (24.1611°), declination -19.94°, EoT -11.26 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: 2022-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)