पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · August 12, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.34 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
आचार्याः पितरः पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहाः।

मातुलाः श्वशुराः पौत्राः श्यालाः सम्बन्धिनस्तथा।।1.34।।
"1.34 Teachers, fathers and grandfathers, sons and grandsons, uncles, father-in-law, brothers-in-law and other relatives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.93°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra66.85°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha141.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.52°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra116.75°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani310.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:29 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:29 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:19 – 10:45
Yamaganda13:37 – 15:03
Gulika Kāla06:28 – 07:53
Varjyam06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:28 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:53 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:19 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:45 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:11 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:37 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:03 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:28 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:54 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:28 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:03 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:37 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:11 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:45 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:19 – 04:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:53 – 06:28 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871703.27
Julian Day2460168.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1828°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.04°
🪷 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 (24.1828°), declination 15.09°, EoT -4.74 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: 2023-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)