पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · December 30, 2015 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 2.9 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप।

न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह।।2.9।।
"2.9 Sanjaya continued: "Arjuna, the conqueror of all enemies, then told the Lord of All-Hearts that he would no fight, and became silent, O King!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra129.08°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.16°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha273.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.30°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra215.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani226.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:01 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:38 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:09 – 13:48
Yamaganda07:12 – 08:51
Gulika Kāla10:30 – 12:09
Varjyam06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:33 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:12 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:51 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:30 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:09 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:48 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:27 – 17:06 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:06 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:45 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:06 – 21:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:27 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:48 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:09 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:30 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:51 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:12 – 05:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868921.27
Julian Day2457386.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0764°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)236.24°
🪷 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 (24.0764°), declination -23.20°, EoT -2.80 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: 2015-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)