पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · October 27, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.20 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा

यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते।

ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोक

मश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान्।।9.20।।
"9.20 Those who are versed in the scriptures, who drink the mystic Soma-juice and are purified from sin, but who while worshipping Me with sacrifices pray that I will lead them to heaven; they reach the holy world where lives the Controller of the Powers of Nature, and they enjoy …" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya189.97°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra149.45°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala266.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha189.22°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati165.54°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra226.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani229.60°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:09 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:07 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:25 – 15:00
Yamaganda05:29 – 07:04
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:15
Varjyam06:01 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:29 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:04 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:15 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:50 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:25 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:35 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:11 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:35 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:25 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:50 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:15 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:04 – 05:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869223.27
Julian Day2457688.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0880°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)317.97°
🪷 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 (24.0880°), declination -12.87°, EoT 16.36 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: 2016-10-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)