पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · September 14, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.20 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि

न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।

अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो

न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।।2.20।।
"2.20 It was not born; It will never die, nor once having been, can It cease to be. Unborn, Eternal, Ever-enduring, yet Most Ancient, the Spirit dies not when the body is dead." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya146.81°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra135.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.82°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha133.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra109.42°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani308.43°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:24 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:08 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:31 – 15:00
Yamaganda06:02 – 07:32
Gulika Kāla09:02 – 10:31
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:02 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:32 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:02 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:31 – 12:01 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:01 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:31 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:30 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:00 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:30 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:31 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:01 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:31 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:02 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:32 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871736.27
Julian Day2460201.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)348.54°
🪷 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 (24.1841°), declination 3.57°, EoT 5.13 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: 2023-09-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)