पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · January 27, 2016 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 2.37 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्।

तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।।2.37।।
"2.37 If killed, thou shalt attain Heaven; if victorious, enjoy the kingdom of earth. Therefore arise, O Son of Kunti, and fight!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra136.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.15°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha260.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.87°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra249.61°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani229.41°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:43 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:08 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 53 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 06 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:08 – 13:52
Yamaganda06:55 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla10:24 – 12:08
Varjyam05:46 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:11 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:55 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:40 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:24 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:08 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:52 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:36 – 17:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:20 – 19:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:05 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:20 – 21:36 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:36 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:52 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:08 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:24 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:40 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:55 – 05:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -33.8688°
Longitude: 151.2093°
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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868949.27
Julian Day2457414.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0775°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.72°
🪷 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 (24.0775°), declination -18.64°, EoT -12.76 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: 2016-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)