पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · February 1, 2025 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 16.2 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्।दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्।।16.2।।
"16.2 harmlessness, truth, absence of wrath, renunciation, contentment, straightforwardness, compassion towards all, uncovetousness, courtesy, modesty, constancy," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra321.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.88°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha281.96°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra332.94°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani323.32°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:03 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:39 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 43 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 16 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:43 – 10:26
Yamaganda13:52 – 15:35
Gulika Kāla05:17 – 07:00
Varjyam05:51 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:17 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:00 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:43 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:26 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 13:52 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:52 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:35 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:18 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:01 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:18 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:35 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:52 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:26 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:43 – 04:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:00 – 05:17 (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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872242.27
Julian Day2460707.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2034°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.07°
🪷 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 (24.2034°), declination -17.07°, EoT -13.69 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: 2025-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)