पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · February 8, 2022 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 4.23 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
गतसङ्गस्य मुक्तस्य ज्ञानावस्थितचेतसः।

यज्ञायाचरतः कर्म समग्रं प्रविलीयते।।4.23।।
"4.23 He who is without attachment, free, his mind centered in wisdom, his actions, being done as a sacrifice, leave no trace behind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.08°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra19.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala256.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha270.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati314.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra258.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani292.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:27 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:05 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:33 – 17:14
Yamaganda08:47 – 10:28
Gulika Kāla12:10 – 13:51
Varjyam05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:24 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:05 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:47 – 10:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:28 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:10 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:51 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:33 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:14 – 18:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:55 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:14 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:33 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:51 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:10 – 01:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:28 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:47 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:05 – 05:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871153.27
Julian Day2459618.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1618°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.77°
🪷 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 (24.1618°), declination -15.05°, EoT -14.45 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: 2022-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)