पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · January 22, 2015 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 11.1 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।

यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।11.1।।
"11.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! Thy words concerning the Supreme Secret of Self, given for my blessing, have dispelled the illusions which surrounded me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.61°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra298.52°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala313.20°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha292.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.81°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra298.77°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani218.47°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:18 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:30 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:52 – 15:13
Yamaganda07:05 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla09:48 – 11:09
Varjyam07:33 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:05 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:27 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:48 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:09 – 12:30 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:30 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:52 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:13 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:34 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:55 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:34 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:13 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:52 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:30 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:09 – 03:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:48 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:27 – 07:05 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868579.27
Julian Day2457044.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0633°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.45°
🪷 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 (24.0633°), declination -19.78°, EoT -11.54 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: 2015-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)