पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · February 20, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.21 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।16.21।।
"16.21 The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath and avarice. They destroy the Self. Avoid them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.44°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra209.71°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.54°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha315.65°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.44°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra344.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani325.50°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:21 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:18 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:55 – 15:29
Yamaganda06:02 – 07:37
Gulika Kāla09:11 – 10:46
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:02 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:37 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:11 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:46 – 12:20 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:20 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:55 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:29 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:04 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:39 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:04 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:29 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:55 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:20 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:46 – 03:11 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:11 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:37 – 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 Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872261.27
Julian Day2460726.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2042°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)265.00°
🪷 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 (24.2042°), declination -10.89°, EoT -14.28 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: 2025-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)