पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · December 28, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.16 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।
"15.16 There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.07°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra127.46°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha249.01°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.21°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra204.94°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani344.02°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:45 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:05 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:12 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 23 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 36 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:50 – 03:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:33 – 04:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:33 – 08:21
Yamaganda10:09 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:45 – 15:33
Varjyam05:21 – 05:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:45 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:33 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:21 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:09 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:45 – 15:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:33 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:21 – 19:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:09 – 20:21 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:21 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:33 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:45 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:09 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:21 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:33 – 04:45 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872937.27
Julian Day2461402.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2300°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.29°
🪷 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 (24.2300°), declination -23.29°, EoT -1.89 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: 2026-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)