पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · February 4, 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 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.16'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya291.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra347.60°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.67°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha308.40°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.22°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra259.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani208.41°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:08 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:30 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:19 – 16:42
Yamaganda09:47 – 11:10
Gulika Kāla12:33 – 13:56
Varjyam07:28 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:01 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:24 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:47 – 11:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:10 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:33 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:56 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:19 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:42 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:05 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:42 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:19 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:56 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:33 – 02:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:10 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:47 – 05:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:24 – 07:01 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868227.27
Julian Day2456692.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0499°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.08°
🪷 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 (24.0499°), declination -16.30°, EoT -14.09 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: 2014-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)