पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · January 29, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.69 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी।

यस्यां जाग्रति भूतानि सा निशा पश्यतो मुनेः।।2.69।।
"2.69 The saint is awake when the world sleeps, and he ignores that for which the world lives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.69's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.97°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra69.57°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha271.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.61°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra289.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani250.28°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:28 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:28 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:28 – 09:05
Yamaganda10:42 – 12:19
Gulika Kāla13:56 – 15:33
Varjyam06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:51 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:28 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:05 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:42 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:19 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:56 – 15:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:33 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:10 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:47 – 20:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:10 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:33 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:56 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:19 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:42 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:05 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:28 – 05:51 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869682.27
Julian Day2458147.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1055°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)146.75°
🪷 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 (24.1055°), declination -17.99°, EoT -13.17 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: 2018-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)