पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · April 15, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.65°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra292.59°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.92°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha19.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati358.36°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra39.99°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani310.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:10 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:58 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:11 – 10:39
Yamaganda13:34 – 15:02
Gulika Kāla06:16 – 07:43
Varjyam06:45 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Kāla06:16 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:43 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:11 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:02 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:30 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:57 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:30 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:02 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:11 – 04:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:43 – 06:16 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871584.27
Julian Day2460049.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1783°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.43°
🪷 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 (24.1783°), declination 9.61°, EoT -0.24 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: 2023-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)