पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · January 26, 2026 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 5.27 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः।

प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ।।5.27।।
"5.27 Excluding external objects, his gaze fixed between the eyebrows, the inward and outward breathings passing equally through his nostrils;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra9.74°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha284.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.69°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra286.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani333.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:31 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:27 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 54 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 05 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:55 – 08:39
Yamaganda10:23 – 12:08
Gulika Kāla13:52 – 15:36
Varjyam05:45 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 Amṛta05:11 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:55 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:39 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:23 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:08 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:52 – 15:36 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:36 – 17:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:20 – 19:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:05 – 20:20 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:20 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:36 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:52 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:08 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:23 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:39 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:55 – 05:11 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872601.27
Julian Day2461066.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2172°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.78°
🪷 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 (24.2172°), declination -18.75°, EoT -12.54 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: 2026-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)