पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · October 21, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.94°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra53.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.97°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha196.69°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.89°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra219.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani319.14°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā 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)21:36 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:38 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:07 – 08:41
Yamaganda10:16 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 14:59
Varjyam06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:32 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:07 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:41 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 14:59 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:59 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:34 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:08 – 19:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:34 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:59 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:41 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:07 – 05:32 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872139.27
Julian Day2460604.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1995°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)227.35°
🪷 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 (24.1995°), declination -10.81°, EoT 15.83 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
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