पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · February 1, 2039 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 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2096 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1961 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1446
Malayalam Era: 1215
Nanakshahi: 570
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.62°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra15.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala259.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha292.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.97°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra312.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani153.74°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:34 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:12 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:43 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:50
Godhūli Muhūrta19:22 – 19:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:34 – 20:09
Amṛta Kāla19:19 – 21:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:04 – 17:49
Yamaganda09:04 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:34 – 14:19
Varjyam06:09 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:34 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:19 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:04 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:34 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:19 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:04 – 17:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:49 – 19:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:34 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:49 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:04 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:19 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:34 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:04 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:19 – 05:34 (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 Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877355.27
Julian Day2465820.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3990°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.13°
🪷 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 (24.3990°), declination -17.19°, EoT -13.69 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: 2039-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)