पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · October 15, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.03°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra342.00°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala257.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha168.82°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati163.01°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra211.76°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani228.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:48 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:47 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:44 – 10:18
Yamaganda13:25 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla05:36 – 07:10
Varjyam06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:36 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:10 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:44 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:18 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:51 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:25 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:59 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:33 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:06 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:33 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:59 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:25 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:51 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:18 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:44 – 04:10 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:10 – 05:36 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869211.27
Julian Day2457676.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0875°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)164.09°
🪷 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 (24.0875°), declination -8.61°, EoT 14.86 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: 2016-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)