पञ्चाङ्ग — Tokyo, Japan · October 20, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.21°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra245.36°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.87°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha181.66°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra135.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani306.61°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 UTC+9
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 UTC+9
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:26 UTC+9
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:48 UTC+9
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:29 UTC+9
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:03 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:03 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:26
Yamaganda14:13 – 15:37
Gulika Kāla07:15 – 08:38
Varjyam06:19 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:51 – 07:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:15 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:38 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:02 – 11:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:26 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:49 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:13 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:37 – 17:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:00 – 18:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:37 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:13 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:49 – 23:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:26 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:02 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:38 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:15 – 05:51 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871772.27
Julian Day2460237.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1855°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.96°
🪷 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 (24.1855°), declination -10.18°, EoT 15.70 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: 2023-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)