पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · November 16, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.77°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra182.12°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.92°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha230.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati193.56°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra196.41°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani241.86°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:45 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:17 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:29 – 15:06
Yamaganda05:22 – 07:00
Gulika Kāla08:37 – 10:14
Varjyam05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:22 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:00 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:37 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:14 – 11:52 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:52 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:29 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:06 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:43 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:21 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:43 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:06 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:29 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:52 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:14 – 02:37 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:37 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:00 – 05:22 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869608.27
Julian Day2458073.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1027°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.21°
🪷 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 (24.1027°), declination -18.74°, EoT 14.67 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: 2017-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)