पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · February 13, 2008 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 18.61 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया।।18.61।।
"18.61 God dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna! He causes them to revolve as it were on a wheel by His mystic power." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.73°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra15.09°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.05°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha286.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.10°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra270.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani131.91°SiṃhaMaghā P4

Perth, Australia — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · SGT/MYT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:07 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:58 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:31 – 14:11
Yamaganda07:32 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:51 – 12:31
Varjyam06:26 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Labha05:52 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:32 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:51 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:31 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:11 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:51 – 17:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:30 – 19:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:10 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:30 – 21:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:51 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:11 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:31 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:51 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:32 – 05:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -31.9505°
Longitude: 115.8605°
Timezone: UTC+8

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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866044.27
Julian Day2454509.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9664°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)75.05°
🪷 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 (23.9664°), declination -13.62°, EoT -14.60 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: 2008-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)