पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · October 6, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.43°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra281.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.96°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha173.60°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra181.86°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani174.94°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:11 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:02 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 15:03
Yamaganda06:12 – 07:40
Gulika Kāla09:09 – 10:38
Varjyam06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:12 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:40 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:09 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:38 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:06 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:03 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:32 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:01 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:32 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:03 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:06 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:38 – 03:09 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:09 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:40 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867375.27
Julian Day2455840.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0173°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)110.10°
🪷 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 (24.0173°), declination -4.92°, EoT 12.68 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: 2011-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)