पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · January 28, 2029 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 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra75.23°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.45°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha262.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.83°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra270.33°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani10.60°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:16 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:09 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:20 – 19:03
Yamaganda12:08 – 13:52
Gulika Kāla15:36 – 17:20
Varjyam05:48 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:13 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:57 – 08:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:41 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:24 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:08 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:52 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:36 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:20 – 19:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:03 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:20 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:36 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:52 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:08 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:24 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:41 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:57 – 05:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -33.8688°
Longitude: 151.2093°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873699.27
Julian Day2462164.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2592°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.86°
🪷 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 (24.2592°), declination -18.16°, 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: 2029-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)