पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · February 5, 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 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.17'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya292.10°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra1.09°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.92°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha308.82°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.13°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra259.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani208.45°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:48 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:30 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:33 – 13:56
Yamaganda08:23 – 09:47
Gulika Kāla11:10 – 12:33
Varjyam07:28 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:00 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:23 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:47 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:10 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:33 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:56 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:20 – 16:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:43 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:06 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:43 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:20 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:56 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:33 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:10 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:47 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:23 – 07:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868228.27
Julian Day2456693.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0499°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.30°
🪷 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 -15.99°, EoT -14.20 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: 2014-02-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)