पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · July 28, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya101.30°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra198.19°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.91°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha82.04°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati266.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra56.36°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani273.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:16 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:03 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:01 – 16:26
Yamaganda09:23 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla12:12 – 13:37
Varjyam07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:34 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:59 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:23 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:48 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:12 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:01 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:26 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:50 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:26 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:01 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:12 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:48 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:23 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:59 – 06:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870593.27
Julian Day2459058.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1404°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.98°
🪷 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 (24.1404°), declination 18.91°, EoT -6.17 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: 2020-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)