पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · January 4, 2016 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 2.14 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।

आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत।।2.14।।
"2.14 Those external relations which bring cold and heat, pain and happiness, they come and go; they are not permanent. Endure them bravely, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra188.54°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala185.93°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha276.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.40°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra221.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani227.17°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:10 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:48 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:15 – 08:53
Yamaganda10:32 – 12:11
Gulika Kāla13:50 – 15:29
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:36 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:15 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:53 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:11 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:50 – 15:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:29 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:08 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:47 – 20:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:08 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:29 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:50 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:11 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:53 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:15 – 05:36 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868926.27
Julian Day2457391.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0766°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)289.64°
🪷 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 (24.0766°), declination -22.79°, EoT -5.02 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: 2016-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)