पञ्चाङ्ग — Tokyo, Japan · November 12, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.7 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्विन्द्रियाणि मनसा नियम्यारभतेऽर्जुन।

कर्मेन्द्रियैः कर्मयोगमसक्तः स विशिष्यते।।3.7।।
"3.7 But, O Arjuna! All honour to him whose mind controls his senses, for he is thereby beginning to practise Karma-Yoga, the Path of Right Action, keeping himself always unattached." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya205.20°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra189.29°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.79°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha218.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.14°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra159.48°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani306.47°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 UTC+9
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:38 UTC+9
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:26 UTC+9
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:57 UTC+9
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:48 UTC+9
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:47
Vijaya Muhūrta13:10 – 13:51
Godhūli Muhūrta16:26 – 16:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:38 – 17:04
Amṛta Kāla16:23 – 18:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:20 – 16:38
Yamaganda11:26 – 12:44
Gulika Kāla14:02 – 15:20
Varjyam06:40 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:14 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:32 – 08:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:50 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:08 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:26 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:44 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:02 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:20 – 16:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:38 – 18:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:20 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:02 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:44 – 23:26 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:26 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:08 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:50 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:32 – 06:14 (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)1871795.27
Julian Day2460260.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1863°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.22°
🪷 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 (24.1863°), declination -17.57°, EoT 15.43 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: 2023-11-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)