पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · January 15, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.8 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः।।13.8।।
"13.8 Humility, sincerity, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service of the Master, purity, steadfastness, self-control;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra294.06°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala9.43°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha286.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati281.89°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra253.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani279.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:25 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:11 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:37 – 12:16
Yamaganda15:32 – 17:10
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 08:59
Varjyam06:15 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:43 – 07:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:21 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:59 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:37 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:54 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:32 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:10 – 18:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:48 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:10 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:32 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:54 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:37 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:59 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:21 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870764.27
Julian Day2459229.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1469°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.69°
🪷 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 (24.1469°), declination -21.11°, EoT -9.35 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: 2021-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)