पञ्चाङ्ग — Tokyo, Japan · January 17, 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 2.27 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च।

तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.27।।
"2.27 For death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.27'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.26°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra3.06°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala192.96°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha266.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.31°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra237.32°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani228.50°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 UTC+9
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 UTC+9
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC+9
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:21 UTC+9
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:28 UTC+9
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:17
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:37 – 16:52
Yamaganda11:51 – 13:07
Gulika Kāla14:22 – 15:37
Varjyam07:16 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:50 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:06 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:21 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:36 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:51 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:07 – 14:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:22 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:37 – 16:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:52 – 18:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:37 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:22 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:07 – 23:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:51 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:36 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:21 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:06 – 06:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 35.6762°
Longitude: 139.6503°
Timezone: UTC+9

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868939.27
Julian Day2457404.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0771°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.22°
🪷 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 (24.0771°), declination -20.88°, EoT -10.03 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: 2016-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)