पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · August 31, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.12 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।
"17.12 Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification - that, O best of Aryans, is the product of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra72.56°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.68°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha139.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.24°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra172.73°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani192.77°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:24 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:04 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:09 – 10:44
Yamaganda13:54 – 15:29
Gulika Kāla05:59 – 07:34
Varjyam06:30 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:59 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:34 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:09 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:44 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:19 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:54 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:29 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:04 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:39 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:04 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:29 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:54 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:19 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:44 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:09 – 04:34 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:34 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868070.27
Julian Day2456535.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0439°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)297.64°
🪷 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 (24.0439°), declination 8.64°, EoT 0.15 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: 2013-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)