पञ्चाङ्ग — Tokyo, Japan · April 18, 2014 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 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.89°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra217.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.14°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha354.74°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.48°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra318.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani207.36°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 UTC+9
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 UTC+9
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC+9
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:55 UTC+9
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:57 UTC+9
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:41
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:38
Gulika Kāla06:44 – 08:23
Varjyam05:38 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:05 – 06:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:44 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:23 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:02 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:41 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:20 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:38 – 18:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:16 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:38 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:20 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:41 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:02 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:23 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:44 – 05:05 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868300.27
Julian Day2456765.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0527°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.51°
🪷 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 (24.0527°), declination 10.74°, EoT 0.51 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: 2014-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)