पञ्चाङ्ग — Tokyo, Japan · December 18, 2011 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 18.63 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु।।18.63।।
"18.63 Thus have I revealed to thee the Truth, the Mystery of mysteries. Having thought it over, thou art free to act as thou wilt." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.63's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.73°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra151.86°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha220.74°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.30°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra272.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani182.99°TulāCitrā P3

Tokyo, Japan — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+9)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 UTC+9
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:31 UTC+9
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC+9
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:32 UTC+9
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:47 UTC+9
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:19 – 16:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:31 – 16:55
Amṛta Kāla16:16 – 18:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:18 – 16:31
Yamaganda11:39 – 12:52
Gulika Kāla14:05 – 15:18
Varjyam07:11 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:46 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:59 – 09:12 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:12 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:26 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:39 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:52 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:05 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:18 – 16:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:31 – 18:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:18 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:05 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:52 – 23:39 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:39 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:26 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:12 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:59 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 35.6762°
Longitude: 139.6503°
Timezone: UTC+9

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867448.27
Julian Day2455913.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0201°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.13°
🪷 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 (24.0201°), declination -23.37°, EoT 2.79 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: 2011-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)