पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · October 22, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.58 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.58।।

"2.58 He who can withdraw his senses from the attraction of their objects, as the tortoise draws his limbs within its shell - take it that such a one has attained Perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.58's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	184.19°	Tulā	Citrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	272.87°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	192.24°	Tulā	Svātī P2
बुध Budha	185.00°	Tulā	Citrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	17.96°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	137.45°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	306.56°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:08 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:14 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:16 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 36 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 23 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:51 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:08 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla	17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:34 – 18:08
Yamaganda	11:50 – 13:25
Gulika Kāla	14:59 – 16:34
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:32 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:07 – 08:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:41 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:16 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:50 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:25 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:59 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:34 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:08 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:34 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:59 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:25 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:50 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:16 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:41 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:07 – 05:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -18.1248°

Longitude: 178.4501°

Timezone: UTC+12

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871774.27
Julian Day	2460239.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1855°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	90.73°

🪷 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 (24.1855°), declination -10.90°, EoT 15.95 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: 2023-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)