पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · December 24, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.31 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।

विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं

न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।
"11.31 Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.04°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra85.94°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.20°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha228.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati225.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra201.54°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani256.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:45 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:50 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:09 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:27 – 12:06
Gulika Kāla13:45 – 15:24
Varjyam06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:30 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:09 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:27 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:06 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:45 – 15:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:24 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:04 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:43 – 20:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:04 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:24 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:45 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:06 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:27 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:09 – 05:30 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870011.27
Julian Day2458476.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1181°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.66°
🪷 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 (24.1181°), declination -23.42°, EoT -0.03 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: 2018-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)