पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · January 28, 2023 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 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।
"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra6.45°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha258.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati341.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra306.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani301.29°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:08 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:10 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:40 – 10:24
Yamaganda13:52 – 15:36
Gulika Kāla05:12 – 06:56
Varjyam05:47 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:12 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:56 – 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 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:04 – 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 – 03:56 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:56 – 05:12 (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 Śukla Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871507.27
Julian Day2459972.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1753°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)79.56°
🪷 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 (24.1753°), declination -18.31°, 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: 2023-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)