पञ्चाङ्ग — Tokyo, Japan · January 2, 2015 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 10.23 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।

वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।10.23।।
"10.23 Among Forces of Vitality I am the life, I am Mammon to the heathen and the godless; I am the Energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon and planets; and among mountains am the Mount Meru." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra40.16°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.56°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha271.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.84°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra273.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani216.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 UTC+9
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:39 UTC+9
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 UTC+9
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:10 UTC+9
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:24 UTC+9
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 47 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 12 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:27 – 16:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:39 – 17:04
Amṛta Kāla16:24 – 18:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:32 – 11:46
Yamaganda14:12 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla08:05 – 09:19
Varjyam07:16 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:52 – 08:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:05 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:19 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:32 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:46 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:59 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:12 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:26 – 16:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:39 – 18:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:26 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:12 – 21:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:59 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:46 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:32 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:19 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:05 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868559.27
Julian Day2457024.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.92°
🪷 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 (24.0626°), declination -22.96°, EoT -4.15 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: 2015-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)