पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 23, 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 14.10 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत।रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा।।14.10।।
"14.10 O Prince! Purity prevails when Passion and Ignorance are overcome; Passion, when Purity and Ignorance are overcome; and Ignorance when it overcomes Purity and Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.58°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra295.33°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha254.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra300.46°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani300.71°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:41 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:48 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:30 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 17 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 42 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:29 – 19:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:41 – 20:16
Amṛta Kāla19:26 – 21:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:10 – 08:58
Yamaganda10:45 – 12:32
Gulika Kāla14:19 – 16:06
Varjyam05:59 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:23 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:10 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:58 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:45 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:32 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:19 – 16:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:06 – 17:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:53 – 19:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:41 – 20:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:53 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:06 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:19 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:32 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:45 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:58 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:10 – 05:23 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871502.27
Julian Day2459967.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1751°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.39°
🪷 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 (24.1751°), declination -19.54°, EoT -11.81 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: 2023-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)