पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 24, 2028 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 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra250.80°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala291.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha295.09°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.86°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra318.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani357.67°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:40 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:16 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:00 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:28 – 19:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:40 – 20:16
Amṛta Kāla19:25 – 21:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:11 – 08:58
Yamaganda10:45 – 12:32
Gulika Kāla14:19 – 16:06
Varjyam06:00 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:24 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:11 – 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 – 19:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:40 – 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 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:11 – 05:24 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873329.27
Julian Day2461794.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2450°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)330.73°
🪷 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 (24.2450°), declination -19.36°, EoT -12.06 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: 2028-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)