पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · April 23, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.12 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ।।14.12।।
"14.12 O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.99°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra322.32°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala36.78°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha4.23°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.83°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra333.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani243.30°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:48 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:07 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:25 – 17:51
Yamaganda12:05 – 13:31
Gulika Kāla14:58 – 16:25
Varjyam06:47 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:18 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:44 – 09:11 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:11 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:38 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:05 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:31 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:58 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:25 – 17:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:51 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:25 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:58 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:31 – 00:05 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:05 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:38 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:11 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:44 – 06:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869401.27
Julian Day2457866.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0948°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.59°
🪷 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 (24.0948°), declination 12.54°, EoT 1.60 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: 2017-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)