पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · January 31, 2014 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 2.12 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः।

न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम्।।2.12।।
"2.12 There was never a time when I was not, nor thou, nor these princes were not; there will never be a time when we shall cease to be." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra288.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.58°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha305.21°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.62°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra259.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani208.21°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:10 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:10 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:35 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:08 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:10 – 12:32
Yamaganda15:17 – 16:40
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 09:48
Varjyam07:30 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:03 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:25 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:48 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:10 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:32 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:40 – 18:02 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:02 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:40 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:32 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:10 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:48 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:25 – 07:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868223.27
Julian Day2456688.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0497°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.92°
🪷 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 (24.0497°), declination -17.45°, EoT -13.53 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: 2014-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)