पञ्चाङ्ग — Tokyo, Japan · December 30, 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 2.9 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप।

न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह।।2.9।।
"2.9 Sanjaya continued: "Arjuna, the conqueror of all enemies, then told the Lord of All-Hearts that he would no fight, and became silent, O King!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra129.08°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.16°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha273.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.30°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra215.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani226.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 UTC+9
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:37 UTC+9
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 UTC+9
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:52 UTC+9
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:58 UTC+9
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 46 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 13 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:02 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:25 – 16:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:37 – 17:02
Amṛta Kāla16:22 – 18:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:44 – 12:57
Yamaganda08:04 – 09:18
Gulika Kāla10:31 – 11:44
Varjyam07:16 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:51 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:04 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:18 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:31 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:44 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:57 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:11 – 15:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:24 – 16:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:37 – 18:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:24 – 20:11 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:11 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:57 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:44 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:31 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:18 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:04 – 06:51 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868921.27
Julian Day2457386.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0764°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)236.24°
🪷 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 (24.0764°), declination -23.20°, EoT -2.80 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: 2015-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)