पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · December 27, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.6 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो

यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः।

यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम

स्तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः।।2.6।।
"2.6 Nor can I say whether it were better that they conquer me or for me to conquer them, since would no longer care to live if I killed these sons of Dhritarashtra, now preparing for fight." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.86°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra90.61°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.48°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha270.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.20°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra211.75°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani226.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:54 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:24 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:18 – 17:38
Yamaganda12:20 – 13:40
Gulika Kāla14:59 – 16:18
Varjyam07:30 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:03 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:22 – 09:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:42 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:01 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:20 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:40 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:59 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:18 – 17:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:38 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:18 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:59 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:40 – 00:20 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:20 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:01 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:42 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:22 – 07:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868918.27
Julian Day2457383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0763°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.37°
🪷 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 (24.0763°), declination -23.34°, EoT -1.42 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: 2015-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)