पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · January 17, 2029 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 17.22 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।
"17.22 And that which is given at an unsuitable place or time or to one who is unworthy, or with disrespect or contempt - such a gift is the result of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.94°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra299.62°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.87°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha270.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.19°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra256.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani10.25°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:43 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:31 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:03 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 26 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 33 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:31 – 19:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:43 – 20:19
Amṛta Kāla19:28 – 21:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:30 – 14:18
Yamaganda07:05 – 08:54
Gulika Kāla10:42 – 12:30
Varjyam05:53 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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 · 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 Labha05:17 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:05 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:54 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:42 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:30 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:18 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:07 – 17:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:55 – 19:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:43 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:55 – 22:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:07 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:18 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:30 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:42 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:54 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:05 – 05:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873688.27
Julian Day2462153.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2587°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.30°
🪷 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 (24.2587°), declination -20.72°, EoT -10.03 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: 2029-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)