पञ्चाङ्ग — Tokyo, Japan · August 19, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.12 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।

सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।
"1.12 Then to enliven his spirits, the brave Grandfather Bheeshma, eldest of the Kuru-clan, blew his conch, till it sounded like a lion's roar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.15°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra257.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha138.13°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.17°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra158.91°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani284.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 UTC+9
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 UTC+9
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC+9
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:52 UTC+9
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:37 UTC+9
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:56 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:25 – 15:06
Yamaganda05:03 – 06:43
Gulika Kāla08:24 – 10:04
Varjyam05:37 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:03 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:43 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:24 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:04 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:25 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:06 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:46 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:26 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:46 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:06 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:25 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:04 – 02:24 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:24 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:43 – 05:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870980.27
Julian Day2459445.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1552°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)136.51°
🪷 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 (24.1552°), declination 12.75°, EoT -3.29 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: 2021-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)