पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · December 27, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.23 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।3.23।।
"3.23 For were I not to act without ceasing, O prince, people would be glad to do likewise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.33°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra160.64°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha266.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.43°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra270.81°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani287.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:00 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:10 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:10 – 08:49
Yamaganda10:29 – 12:08
Gulika Kāla13:47 – 15:26
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:31 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:10 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:49 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:29 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:08 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:47 – 15:26 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:26 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:05 – 18:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:44 – 20:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:05 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:26 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:47 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:08 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:29 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:49 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:10 – 05:31 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871110.27
Julian Day2459575.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1601°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.82°
🪷 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 (24.1601°), declination -23.32°, EoT -1.42 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: 2021-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)