पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · February 27, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।
"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.4'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra301.10°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.49°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha328.38°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.87°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra346.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani326.35°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:06 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:46 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:53 – 15:27
Yamaganda06:05 – 07:39
Gulika Kāla09:12 – 10:46
Varjyam06:36 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:05 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:39 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:12 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:46 – 12:20 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:20 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:53 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:27 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:00 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:34 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:00 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:27 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:53 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:20 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:46 – 03:12 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:12 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:39 – 06:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872268.27
Julian Day2460733.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2044°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.66°
🪷 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 (24.2044°), declination -8.31°, EoT -13.39 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: 2025-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)