पञ्चाङ्ग — Tokyo, Japan · December 24, 2018 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 11.31 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।

विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं

न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।
"11.31 Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.04°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra85.94°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.20°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha228.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati225.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra201.54°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani256.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 UTC+9
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:34 UTC+9
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC+9
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:43 UTC+9
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:03 UTC+9
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:22 – 16:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:34 – 16:58
Amṛta Kāla16:19 – 18:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:02 – 09:15
Yamaganda10:28 – 11:41
Gulika Kāla12:54 – 14:08
Varjyam07:14 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:49 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:02 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:15 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:28 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:41 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:54 – 14:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:08 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:21 – 16:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:34 – 18:21 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:21 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:08 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:54 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:41 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:28 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:15 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:02 – 06:49 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870011.27
Julian Day2458476.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1181°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.66°
🪷 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 (24.1181°), declination -23.42°, EoT -0.03 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: 2018-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)