पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · October 18, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.13 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः।

सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्।।1.13।।
"1.13 And immediately all the conches and drums, the trumpets and horns, blared forth in tumultuous uproar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.75°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra159.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha186.71°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati187.23°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra160.18°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani239.15°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:23 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:32 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 13:25
Yamaganda07:09 – 08:43
Gulika Kāla10:17 – 11:51
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:35 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:09 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:43 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:17 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:59 – 16:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:33 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:07 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:33 – 20:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:59 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:17 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:43 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:09 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869579.27
Julian Day2458044.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1016°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.20°
🪷 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 (24.1016°), declination -9.62°, EoT 15.40 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: 2017-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)