पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · April 28, 2018 CE

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मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.1 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।

"5.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment Thou praisest renunciation of action; at another, right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is the more conducive to my highest welfare?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.61°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	169.34°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	267.68°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	346.48°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	205.46°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	39.72°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शनि Śani	254.83°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:19 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:48 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:17 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:36 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:47 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:21 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:48 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla	17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:11 – 10:38
Yamaganda	13:30 – 14:56
Gulika Kāla	06:19 – 07:45
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:19 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:45 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:11 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:38 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:04 – 13:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:30 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:56 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:22 – 17:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:48 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:22 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:56 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:30 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:04 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:38 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:11 – 04:45 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:45 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -18.1248°

Longitude: 178.4501°

Timezone: UTC+12

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869771.27
Julian Day	2458236.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1089°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	156.86°

🪷 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 (24.1089°), declination 14.08°, EoT 2.49 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: 2018-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)