पञ्चाङ्ग — Tokyo, Japan · January 15, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.25 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते।

तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि।।2.25।।
"2.25 It is named the Unmanifest, the Unthinkable, the immutable. Wherefore, knowing the Spirit as such, thou hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra334.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.90°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha268.89°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.36°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra234.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani228.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 UTC+9
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:50 UTC+9
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC+9
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:07 UTC+9
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:11 UTC+9
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:38 – 17:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:50 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:35 – 18:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:36 – 11:51
Yamaganda14:21 – 15:36
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:21
Varjyam07:16 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:51 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:06 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:21 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:36 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:51 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:06 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:21 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:36 – 16:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:50 – 18:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:36 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:21 – 22:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:06 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:51 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:36 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:21 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:06 – 06:51 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868937.27
Julian Day2457402.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0770°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.37°
🪷 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 (24.0770°), declination -21.25°, EoT -9.35 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: 2016-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)