पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · January 9, 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 2.19 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।

उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।।2.19।।
"2.19 He who thinks that the Spirit kills, and he who thinks of It as killed, are both ignorant. The Spirit kills not, nor is It killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.19'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra251.47°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.67°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha275.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.43°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra227.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani227.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:48 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:58 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:56 – 10:35
Yamaganda13:52 – 15:31
Gulika Kāla05:39 – 07:17
Varjyam06:12 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:39 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:17 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:56 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:35 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:13 – 13:52 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:52 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:31 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:48 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:09 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:31 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:52 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:13 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:35 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:56 – 04:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:17 – 05:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868931.27
Julian Day2457396.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0768°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.19°
🪷 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 (24.0768°), declination -22.20°, EoT -7.10 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: 2016-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)