पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · November 16, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.24 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।

नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।।2.24।।
"2.24 It is impenetrable; It can be neither drowned nor scorched nor dried. It is Eternal, All-pervading, Unchanging, Immovable and Most Ancient." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.25°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra70.67°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.43°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha199.41°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati242.27°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra233.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani262.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:07 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:07 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:37 – 10:14
Yamaganda13:29 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla05:22 – 07:00
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Kāla05:22 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:00 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:37 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:14 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:52 – 13:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:29 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:06 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:21 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:06 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:29 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:52 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:14 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:37 – 04:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:00 – 05:22 (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)1870338.27
Julian Day2458803.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1306°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.16°
🪷 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 (24.1306°), declination -18.62°, EoT 14.67 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: 2019-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)