पञ्चाङ्ग — Tokyo, Japan · December 22, 2017 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 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.27°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra287.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.54°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha228.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.84°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra241.66°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani245.96°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 UTC+9
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:33 UTC+9
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC+9
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:13 UTC+9
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:35 UTC+9
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:21 – 16:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:33 – 16:57
Amṛta Kāla16:18 – 18:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:27 – 11:40
Yamaganda14:07 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla08:01 – 09:14
Varjyam07:13 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:48 – 08:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:01 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:14 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:27 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:40 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:54 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:07 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:20 – 16:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:33 – 18:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:20 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:07 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:54 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:40 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:27 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:14 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:01 – 06:48 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869644.27
Julian Day2458109.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1041°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.28°
🪷 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 (24.1041°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.91 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: 2017-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)