पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · October 20, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.15 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनंजयः।

पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः।।1.15।।
"1.15 Lord Shri Krishna blew his Panchajanya and Arjuna his Devadatta, brave Bheema his renowned shell, Poundra." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.74°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra185.54°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.89°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha189.94°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati187.67°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra162.67°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani239.31°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:44 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:19 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 11:51
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:33
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:42
Varjyam06:05 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:33 – 07:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:08 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:42 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:51 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:25 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:33 – 18:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:08 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:33 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:25 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:51 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:42 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:08 – 05:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869581.27
Julian Day2458046.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.79°
🪷 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 (24.1017°), declination -10.35°, EoT 15.70 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: 2017-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)