पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 22, 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 4.6 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।

प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया।।4.6।।
"4.6 have no beginning. Though I am imperishable, as well as Lord of all that exists, yet by My own will and power do I manifest Myself." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.6'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.82°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra144.47°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala243.75°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha280.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati310.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra257.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani290.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:41 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:49 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:27 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 18 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 41 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:29 – 19:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:41 – 20:17
Amṛta Kāla19:26 – 21:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:44
Yamaganda14:19 – 16:06
Gulika Kāla05:22 – 07:10
Varjyam05:58 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:22 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:10 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:44 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:32 – 14:19 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:19 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:06 – 17:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:54 – 19:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:41 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:54 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:06 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:19 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:32 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:44 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:10 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:10 – 05:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871136.27
Julian Day2459601.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1611°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)228.61°
🪷 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 -19.72°, EoT -11.54 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: 2022-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)