पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · January 8, 2012 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 1.6 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान्।

सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः।।1.6।।
"1.6 Yudhamanyu, Uttamouja, Soubhadra and the sons of Droupadi, famous men." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra68.06°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.38°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha245.43°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.48°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra298.26°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani184.41°TulāCitrā P4

Suva, Fiji — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · NZST/FJT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:43 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:43 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:09 – 18:48
Yamaganda12:13 – 13:52
Gulika Kāla15:30 – 17:09
Varjyam06:11 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · 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 Udveg05:38 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:17 – 08:56 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:56 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:34 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:13 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:52 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:30 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:48 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:09 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:30 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:52 – 00:13 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:13 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:34 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:56 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:17 – 05:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -18.1248°
Longitude: 178.4501°
Timezone: UTC+12

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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867469.27
Julian Day2455934.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0209°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)164.10°
🪷 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 (24.0209°), declination -22.34°, EoT -6.70 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: 2012-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)