पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · October 31, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.22°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra61.25°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.94°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha181.91°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.75°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra146.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani219.68°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:25 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:04 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:14 – 10:38
Yamaganda13:27 – 14:51
Gulika Kāla06:25 – 07:50
Varjyam06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:25 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:50 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:14 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:27 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:27 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:51 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:15 – 17:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:39 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:15 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:51 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:27 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:14 – 04:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:50 – 06:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868861.27
Julian Day2457326.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0741°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.83°
🪷 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 (24.0741°), declination -13.94°, EoT 16.45 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: 2015-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)