पञ्चाङ्ग — Perth, Australia · January 17, 2026 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 5.18 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि।

शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः।।5.18।।
"5.18 Sages look equally upon all, whether he be a minister of learning and humility, or an infidel, or whether it be a cow, an elephant or a dog." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra252.51°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha269.44°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.85°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra274.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani333.16°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:26 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:00 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:11 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:14 – 19:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:26 – 20:01
Amṛta Kāla19:11 – 20:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:42
Yamaganda14:11 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla05:28 – 07:12
Varjyam06:02 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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 Kāla05:28 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:12 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:27 – 14:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:11 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:56 – 17:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:41 – 19:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:26 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:41 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:56 – 23:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:11 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:27 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:12 – 05:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872592.27
Julian Day2461057.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2168°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.72°
🪷 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 (24.2168°), declination -20.77°, 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: 2026-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)