पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · September 25, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra294.37°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.71°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha168.85°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati134.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra115.93°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani216.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:41 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:27 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 11:57
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:30
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 08:55
Varjyam06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:53 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:24 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:55 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:30 – 18:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:01 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:30 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:55 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:24 – 05:53 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868825.27
Julian Day2457290.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0728°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.94°
🪷 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 (24.0728°), declination -0.66°, EoT 9.15 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: 2015-09-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)