पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · December 8, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya232.03°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra113.01°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.76°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha243.06°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati198.14°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra224.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani244.32°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:21 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:44 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 11:59
Yamaganda15:17 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla07:02 – 08:41
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:24 – 07:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:02 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:41 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:20 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:59 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:34 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:59 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:20 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:41 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:02 – 05:24 (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)1869630.27
Julian Day2458095.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1035°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)237.61°
🪷 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 (24.1035°), declination -22.71°, EoT 7.30 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: 2017-12-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)