पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 28, 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 4.12 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः।

क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा।।4.12।।
"4.12 Those who look for success, worship the Powers; and in this world their actions bear immediate fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.12'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra226.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.10°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha273.37°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati312.14°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra256.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani290.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:37 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:26 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:59 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:25 – 19:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:37 – 20:12
Amṛta Kāla19:22 – 21:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:47 – 12:33
Yamaganda16:05 – 17:51
Gulika Kāla07:15 – 09:01
Varjyam06:05 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:29 – 07:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:15 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:01 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:47 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:33 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:19 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:05 – 17:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:51 – 19:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:37 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:51 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:05 – 23:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:19 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:33 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:47 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:01 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:15 – 05:29 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871142.27
Julian Day2459607.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1614°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.97°
🪷 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 (24.1614°), declination -18.24°, EoT -12.97 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: 2022-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)