पञ्चाङ्ग — Suva, Fiji · December 16, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.14 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असौ मया हतः शत्रुर्हनिष्ये चापरानपि।ईश्वरोऽहमहं भोगी सिद्धोऽहं बलवान्सुखी।।16.14।।
"16.14 I have slain one enemy, I will slay the others also; I am worthy to enjoy, I am the Almighty, I am perfect, powerful and happy;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.34°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra239.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.91°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha254.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.51°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra216.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani10.51°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 NZST/FJT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 NZST/FJT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 NZST/FJT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:25 NZST/FJT
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:35 NZST/FJT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:44 – 10:23
Yamaganda13:42 – 15:21
Gulika Kāla05:26 – 07:05
Varjyam05:59 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:26 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:05 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:44 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:23 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:21 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:00 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:39 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:00 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:21 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:23 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:44 – 04:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:05 – 05:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873656.27
Julian Day2462121.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2575°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.12°
🪷 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 (24.2575°), declination -23.33°, EoT 3.72 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: 2028-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)