पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · August 24, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.16°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra177.82°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.93°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha150.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati155.61°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra81.51°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani17.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:17 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:45 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 15:03
Yamaganda06:19 – 07:46
Gulika Kāla09:14 – 10:41
Varjyam06:48 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:19 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:46 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:14 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:41 – 12:08 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:08 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:03 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:30 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:57 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:30 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:03 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:08 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:41 – 03:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:14 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:46 – 06:19 (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 Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873542.27
Julian Day2462007.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2532°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.79°
🪷 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 (24.2532°), declination 10.97°, EoT -1.99 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: 2028-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)