पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · May 18, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.18 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।

न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।
"3.18 He has nothing to gain by the performance or non-performance of action. His welfare depends not on any contribution that an earthly creature can make." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.48°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra1.52°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.45°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha22.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati29.98°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra59.77°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani179.65°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:05 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:44 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:38 – 12:03
Yamaganda14:51 – 16:15
Gulika Kāla07:50 – 09:14
Varjyam06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:26 – 07:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:50 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:14 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:27 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:51 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:15 – 17:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:39 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:15 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:51 – 22:27 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:27 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:14 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:50 – 06:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867600.27
Julian Day2456065.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0259°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)326.63°
🪷 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 (24.0259°), declination 19.60°, EoT 3.69 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: 2012-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)