पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · May 16, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वट सावित्री अमावस्या — Vaṭa Sāvitrī Amāvasyā
Sāvitrī's redemption of Satyavān from Yama; pati-vrata observance.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.99°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra19.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.20°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha32.27°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.82°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra61.84°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani346.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:48 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:25 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:16 – 10:34
Yamaganda13:09 – 14:27
Gulika Kāla06:41 – 07:58
Varjyam07:07 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Kāla06:41 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:58 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:16 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:34 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:51 – 13:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:09 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:27 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:44 – 17:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:02 – 18:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:44 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:27 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:09 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:51 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:34 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:16 – 04:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:58 – 06:41 (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 + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872711.27
Julian Day2461176.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2214°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)348.53°
🪷 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 (24.2214°), declination 19.07°, EoT 3.74 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: 2026-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)