पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · December 1, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra261.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha228.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.71°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra267.77°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani146.72°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

Dubai, UAE — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · GST/MUT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:16 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:51 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:08 – 09:29
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla13:29 – 14:49
Varjyam07:15 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Amṛta06:48 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:08 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:29 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:09 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:29 – 14:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:49 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:09 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:29 – 19:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:09 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:49 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:29 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:09 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:29 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:08 – 06:48 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.2048°
Longitude: 55.2708°
Timezone: UTC+4

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866336.27
Julian Day2454801.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9776°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.53°
🪷 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 (23.9776°), declination -21.83°, EoT 10.13 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: 2008-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)