पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · January 12, 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 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.17°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra292.46°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.29°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha272.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.41°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra231.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani228.00°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:32 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:20 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:31 – 17:10
Yamaganda08:58 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla12:14 – 13:53
Varjyam06:13 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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 Roga05:41 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:19 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:58 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:36 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:14 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:53 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:31 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:10 – 18:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:48 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:10 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:31 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:53 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:14 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:36 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:58 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:19 – 05:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868934.27
Julian Day2457399.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0769°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.80°
🪷 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 (24.0769°), declination -21.76°, EoT -8.27 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: 2016-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)