पञ्चाङ्ग — Tokyo, Japan · October 15, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.51 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः।

जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम्।।2.51।।
"2.51 The sages guided by Pure Intellect renounce the fruit of action; and, freed from the chains of rebirth, they reach the highest bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.25°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra180.64°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.47°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha173.12°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra130.78°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani306.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 UTC+9
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 UTC+9
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:27 UTC+9
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:05 UTC+9
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:15 UTC+9
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:42 – 17:06
Yamaganda11:27 – 12:52
Gulika Kāla14:17 – 15:42
Varjyam06:15 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:47 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:12 – 08:37 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:37 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:02 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:27 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:52 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:17 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:42 – 17:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:06 – 18:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:42 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:17 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:52 – 23:27 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:27 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:02 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:37 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:12 – 05:47 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871767.27
Julian Day2460232.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1853°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.48°
🪷 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 (24.1853°), declination -8.36°, EoT 14.86 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: 2023-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)