पञ्चाङ्ग — Tokyo, Japan · January 13, 2012 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 1.11 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः।

भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
"1.11 Therefore in the rank and file, let stand firm in their posts, according to battalions; and all you generals about Bheeshma." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.22°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra134.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.14°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha252.82°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.75°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra304.36°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani184.65°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 UTC+9
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:49 UTC+9
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC+9
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:29 UTC+9
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:23 UTC+9
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 57 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 02 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:02 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta16:37 – 17:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:49 – 17:13
Amṛta Kāla16:34 – 18:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 11:50
Yamaganda14:19 – 15:34
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:21
Varjyam07:16 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:52 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:06 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:21 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:05 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:19 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:34 – 16:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:49 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:34 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:19 – 22:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:05 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:21 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:06 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867474.27
Julian Day2455939.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0211°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.19°
🪷 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 (24.0211°), declination -21.60°, EoT -8.64 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: 2012-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)