पञ्चाङ्ग — Tokyo, Japan · December 24, 2028 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 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.49°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra339.92°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.38°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha266.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.65°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra226.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani10.27°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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)11:40 UTC+9
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:55 UTC+9
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 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 Kāla15:21 – 16:34
Yamaganda11:41 – 12:54
Gulika Kāla14:08 – 15:21
Varjyam07:14 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:49 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:02 – 09:15 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:15 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:28 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:41 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:54 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:08 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:21 – 16:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:34 – 18:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:21 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:08 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:54 – 23:41 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:41 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:28 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:15 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:02 – 06:49 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873664.27
Julian Day2462129.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2578°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.22°
🪷 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 (24.2578°), declination -23.41°, 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: 2028-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)