पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 19, 2023 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 14.6 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।
"14.6 O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra234.61°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.90°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha253.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra295.48°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani300.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:43 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:31 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:11 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 23 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 36 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:31 – 19:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:43 – 20:19
Amṛta Kāla19:28 – 21:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:19 – 16:07
Yamaganda05:19 – 07:07
Gulika Kāla08:55 – 10:43
Varjyam05:55 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 Śubha05:19 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:07 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:55 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:43 – 12:31 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:31 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:19 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:07 – 17:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:55 – 19:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:43 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:55 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:07 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:19 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:31 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:43 – 02:55 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:55 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:07 – 05:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871498.27
Julian Day2459963.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1750°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.05°
🪷 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 (24.1750°), declination -20.42°, EoT -10.66 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: 2023-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)