पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · December 25, 2029 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 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.24°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra117.04°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala284.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha262.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.12°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra267.95°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani24.31°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:44 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:44 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:30 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 24 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 35 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:48 – 03:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:32 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:32 – 17:20
Yamaganda08:20 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:44
Varjyam05:20 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:44 – 06:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:32 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:20 – 10:08 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:08 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:44 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:32 – 17:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:20 – 19:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:08 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:20 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:32 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:44 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:08 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:08 – 02:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:20 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:32 – 04:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874030.27
Julian Day2462495.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2718°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)229.47°
🪷 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 (24.2718°), declination -23.39°, EoT -0.49 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: 2029-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)