पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 1, 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 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra285.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.02°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha270.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati313.05°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra256.61°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani291.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:34 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:21 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:24 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 59 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 00 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:50
Godhūli Muhūrta19:22 – 19:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:34 – 20:09
Amṛta Kāla19:19 – 21:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:04 – 17:49
Yamaganda09:04 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:34 – 14:19
Varjyam06:09 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:34 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:19 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:04 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:34 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:19 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:04 – 17:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:49 – 19:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:34 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:49 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:04 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:19 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:34 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:04 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:19 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871146.27
Julian Day2459611.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1615°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.67°
🪷 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 (24.1615°), declination -17.15°, EoT -13.69 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: 2022-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)