पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · February 14, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.13 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः।

भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्।।3.13।।
"3.13 The sages who enjoy the food that remains after the sacrifice is made are freed from all sin; but the selfish who spread their feast only for themselves feed on sin only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya301.18°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra280.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha298.23°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.08°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra309.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani251.84°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:31 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:28 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:21 – 13:56
Yamaganda07:35 – 09:10
Gulika Kāla10:46 – 12:21
Varjyam06:31 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:00 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:35 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:10 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:46 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:21 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:56 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:31 – 17:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:07 – 18:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:42 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:07 – 21:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:31 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:56 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:21 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:46 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:10 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:35 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869698.27
Julian Day2458163.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1061°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.64°
🪷 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 (24.1061°), declination -13.09°, EoT -14.59 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: 2018-02-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)