पञ्चाङ्ग — Tokyo, Japan · October 17, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.53°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra103.24°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala238.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha179.13°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.68°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra177.20°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani207.87°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 UTC+9
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 UTC+9
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:26 UTC+9
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:22 UTC+9
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:20 UTC+9
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:26
Yamaganda14:15 – 15:39
Gulika Kāla07:13 – 08:37
Varjyam06:17 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:49 – 07:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:13 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:37 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:02 – 11:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:26 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:51 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:15 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:39 – 17:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:04 – 18:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:39 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:15 – 21:51 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:51 – 23:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:26 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:02 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:37 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:13 – 05:49 (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)1868482.27
Julian Day2456947.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0596°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.49°
🪷 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 (24.0596°), declination -9.16°, EoT 15.23 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: 2014-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)