पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · January 31, 2014 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 2.12 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः।

न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम्।।2.12।।
"2.12 There was never a time when I was not, nor thou, nor these princes were not; there will never be a time when we shall cease to be." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra288.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.58°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha305.21°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.62°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra259.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani208.21°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:02 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:53 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 12:20
Yamaganda15:33 – 17:10
Gulika Kāla07:29 – 09:06
Varjyam06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:52 – 07:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:29 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:06 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:20 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:57 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:10 – 18:47 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:47 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:10 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:57 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:20 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:06 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:29 – 05:52 (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 Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868223.27
Julian Day2456688.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0497°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.92°
🪷 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 (24.0497°), declination -17.45°, EoT -13.53 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: 2014-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)