पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · August 13, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.35 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन।

अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते।।1.35।।
"1.35 I would not kill them, even for three worlds; why then for this poor earth? It matters not if I myself am killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.35'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.89°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra78.98°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.27°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha142.74°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.59°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra116.12°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani310.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:12 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:14 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:29 – 17:55
Yamaganda12:11 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla15:03 – 16:29
Varjyam06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:27 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:53 – 09:19 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:19 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:45 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:11 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:37 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:03 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:29 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:55 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:29 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:03 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:37 – 00:11 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:11 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:45 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:19 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:53 – 06:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871704.27
Julian Day2460169.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1829°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.75°
🪷 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 (24.1829°), declination 14.79°, EoT -4.56 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: 2023-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)