पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · November 6, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.44 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्।

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते।।2.44।।
"2.44 While their minds are absorbed with ideas of power and personal enjoyment, they cannot concentrate their discrimination on one point." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya199.69°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra215.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.86°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha185.63°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.74°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra246.17°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani283.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:25 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:25 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:37 – 10:14
Yamaganda13:26 – 15:03
Gulika Kāla05:25 – 07:01
Varjyam05:57 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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 · 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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:25 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:01 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:37 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:14 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 13:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:26 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:03 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:39 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:15 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:39 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:03 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:26 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:14 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:37 – 04:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:01 – 05:25 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871059.27
Julian Day2459524.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1582°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.30°
🪷 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 (24.1582°), declination -15.99°, EoT 16.19 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: 2021-11-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)