पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · January 10, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.31 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्।

झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी।।10.31।।
"10.31 I am the Wind among purifiers, the King Rama among warriors; I am the Crocodile among the fishes, and I am the Ganges among rivers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra138.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha283.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.14°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra283.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani217.43°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:52 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:21 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:01 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:29 – 10:16
Yamaganda13:50 – 15:36
Gulika Kāla04:55 – 06:42
Varjyam05:31 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:55 – 06:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:42 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:29 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:50 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:36 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:23 – 19:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:10 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:23 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:36 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:50 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:29 – 03:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:42 – 04:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -33.8688°
Longitude: 151.2093°
Timezone: UTC+10

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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868567.27
Julian Day2457032.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0629°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)236.70°
🪷 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 (24.0629°), declination -22.03°, EoT -7.50 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: 2015-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)