पञ्चाङ्ग — Tokyo, Japan · May 1, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.16 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.16।।
"12.16 He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra268.08°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala13.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha4.43°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.00°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra25.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani193.73°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:50 UTC+9
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 UTC+9
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 UTC+9
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:27 UTC+9
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:21 UTC+9
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:41 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:38 – 13:21
Yamaganda06:32 – 08:14
Gulika Kāla09:56 – 11:38
Varjyam05:24 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:50 – 06:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:32 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:14 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:56 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:38 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:21 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:03 – 16:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:45 – 18:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:27 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:45 – 21:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:03 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:21 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:38 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:56 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:14 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:32 – 04:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867948.27
Julian Day2456413.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0392°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.55°
🪷 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 (24.0392°), declination 15.08°, EoT 2.92 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: 2013-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)