पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · January 28, 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 11.37 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन्

गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे।

अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास

त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत्।।11.37।।
"11.37 How should they do otherwise? O Thou Supremest Self, greater than the Powers of creation, the First Cause, Infinite, the Lord of Lords, the Home of the universe, Imperishable, Being and Not-Being, yet transcending both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.37'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra284.64°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala335.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha261.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.42°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra330.14°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani239.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:16 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:04 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:40 – 10:24
Yamaganda13:52 – 15:36
Gulika Kāla05:13 – 06:57
Varjyam05:47 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:13 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:57 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:40 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:24 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:08 – 13:52 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:52 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:36 – 17:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:20 – 19:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:03 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:20 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:36 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:52 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:08 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:24 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:40 – 03:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:57 – 05:13 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869316.27
Julian Day2457781.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0915°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.71°
🪷 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 (24.0915°), declination -18.19°, EoT -12.97 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: 2017-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)