पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · December 26, 2013 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 1.23 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः।।1.23।।
"1.23 And gaze over this array of soldiers, eager to please the sinful sons of Dhritarashtra."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.37°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra165.84°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.67°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha248.33°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.22°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra274.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani205.49°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:47 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:37 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:39 – 14:58
Yamaganda07:03 – 08:22
Gulika Kāla09:41 – 11:01
Varjyam07:29 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:03 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:22 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:41 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:01 – 12:20 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:20 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:39 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:58 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:18 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:37 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:18 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:58 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:39 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:20 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:01 – 03:41 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:41 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:22 – 07:03 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868187.27
Julian Day2456652.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0484°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)278.97°
🪷 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 (24.0484°), declination -23.36°, EoT -0.96 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: 2013-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)