पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · January 2, 2012 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 18.78 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।

तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।18.78।
"18.78 Wherever is the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince of Wisdom, and wherever is Arjuna, the Great Archer, I am more than convinced that good fortune, victory, happiness and righteousness will follow"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.78's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.01°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra355.56°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha236.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.28°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra290.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani184.07°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:40 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:14 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:25 – 09:44
Yamaganda11:04 – 12:23
Gulika Kāla13:43 – 15:02
Varjyam07:32 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:05 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:25 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:44 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:04 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:23 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:43 – 15:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:02 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:22 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:41 – 19:22 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:22 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:02 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:43 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:23 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:04 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:44 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:25 – 07:05 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867463.27
Julian Day2455928.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0207°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)97.70°
🪷 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 (24.0207°), declination -22.98°, EoT -4.15 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: 2012-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)