पञ्चाङ्ग — Tokyo, Japan · January 31, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.29 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति।

वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते।।1.29।।
"1.29 My limbs fail me and my throat is parched, my body trembles and my hair stands on end." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra15.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.55°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha281.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati8.34°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra326.06°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani185.18°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 UTC+9
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 UTC+9
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC+9
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:03 UTC+9
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:35 UTC+9
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:31 – 15:49
Yamaganda09:19 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:13
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:43 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:01 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:19 – 10:37 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:37 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:13 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:31 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:49 – 17:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:07 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:49 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:31 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:13 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:37 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:19 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:01 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867492.27
Julian Day2455957.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0218°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.40°
🪷 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 (24.0218°), declination -17.59°, EoT -13.53 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: 2012-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)