पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · January 29, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.21 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्।

मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी।।10.21।।
"10.21 Of all the creative Powers I am the Creator, of luminaries the Sun; the Whirlwind among the winds, and the Moon among planets." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra126.77°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala302.63°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha292.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.88°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra270.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani196.86°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:34 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:22 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:08 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:17 – 16:39
Yamaganda09:48 – 11:10
Gulika Kāla12:32 – 13:54
Varjyam07:31 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:03 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:25 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:48 – 11:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:10 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:32 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:17 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:39 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:01 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:39 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:17 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:32 – 02:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:10 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:48 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:25 – 07:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867856.27
Julian Day2456321.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0357°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.05°
🪷 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 (24.0357°), declination -17.93°, EoT -13.17 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: 2013-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)