पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · March 12, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.10 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः।

अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक्।।3.10।।
"3.10 In the beginning, when God created all beings by the sacrifice of Himself, He said unto them: Through sacrifice you can procreate, and it shall satisfy all your desires." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra9.27°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.77°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha317.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.05°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra305.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani231.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:17 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:48 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:13 – 10:45
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:21
Gulika Kāla06:09 – 07:41
Varjyam06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:09 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:41 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:13 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:45 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:17 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:21 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:52 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:24 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:52 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:21 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:17 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:45 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:13 – 04:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:41 – 06:09 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868994.27
Julian Day2457459.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0792°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.56°
🪷 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 (24.0792°), declination -3.21°, EoT -10.49 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: 2016-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)