पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 4, 2025 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 16.5 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।
"16.5 Godly qualities lead to liberation; godless to bondage. Do not be anxious, Prince! Thou hast the Godly qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya291.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra4.24°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.05°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha287.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra335.25°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani323.65°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:31 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:58 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:55 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 53 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 06 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:53 – 15:49
Godhūli Muhūrta19:19 – 19:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:31 – 20:06
Amṛta Kāla19:16 – 21:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:03 – 17:47
Yamaganda09:06 – 10:50
Gulika Kāla12:34 – 14:18
Varjyam06:12 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:38 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:22 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:06 – 10:50 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:50 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:34 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:18 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:03 – 17:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:47 – 19:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:31 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:47 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:03 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:18 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:34 – 01:50 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:50 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:06 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:22 – 05:38 (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 Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872245.27
Julian Day2460710.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2036°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.25°
🪷 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 (24.2036°), declination -16.20°, EoT -14.09 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: 2025-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)