पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · January 16, 2017 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 11.25 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि

दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि।

दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.25।।
"11.25 When I see Thy mouths with their fearful jaws like glowing fires at the dissolution of creation, I lose all sense of place; I find no rest. Be merciful, O Lord in whom this universe abides!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
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)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra137.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala326.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha247.88°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.85°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra318.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani238.75°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:24 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:51 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:08 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:50 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:47 – 08:33
Yamaganda10:19 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla13:51 – 15:37
Varjyam05:36 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
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 Amṛta05:01 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:47 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:33 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:05 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:51 – 15:37 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:37 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:23 – 19:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:09 – 20:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:23 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:37 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:51 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:05 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:33 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:47 – 05:01 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869304.27
Julian Day2457769.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0911°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)225.65°
🪷 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 (24.0911°), declination -20.93°, EoT -9.69 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: 2017-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)