पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · April 20, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.11 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः।।15.11।।
"15.11 The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.57°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra193.23°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.68°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha339.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati240.07°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra334.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani266.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:15 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:57 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:11 – 10:38
Yamaganda13:32 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla06:17 – 07:44
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:17 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:44 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:11 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:05 – 13:32 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:32 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:59 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:27 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:54 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:27 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:59 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:32 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:05 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:11 – 04:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:44 – 06:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870128.27
Julian Day2458593.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1226°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.94°
🪷 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 (24.1226°), declination 11.36°, EoT 0.97 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: 2019-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)