पञ्चाङ्ग — Tokyo, Japan · January 29, 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 2.39 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
एषा तेऽभिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु।

बुद्ध्यायुक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि।।2.39।।
"2.39 I have told thee the philosophy of Knowledge. Now listen and I will explain the philosophy of Action, by means of which, O Arjuna, thou shalt break through the bondage of all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra160.88°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.16°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha261.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.74°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra252.07°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani229.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 UTC+9
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 UTC+9
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC+9
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:43 UTC+9
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:37 UTC+9
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:37 – 11:55
Yamaganda14:30 – 15:47
Gulika Kāla08:02 – 09:20
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:45 – 08:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:02 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:20 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:37 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:30 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:47 – 17:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:05 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:47 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:30 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:37 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:20 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:02 – 06:45 (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)1868951.27
Julian Day2457416.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0776°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.87°
🪷 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 (24.0776°), declination -18.12°, EoT -13.17 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: 2016-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)