पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · January 13, 2016 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 2.23 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
"2.23 Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.19°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra306.50°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.83°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha271.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.40°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra232.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani228.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:20 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:42 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:28 – 13:48
Yamaganda08:27 – 09:47
Gulika Kāla11:07 – 12:28
Varjyam07:33 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:06 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:27 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:47 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:07 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:28 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:48 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:08 – 16:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:28 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:49 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:28 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:08 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:48 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:28 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:07 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:47 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:27 – 07:06 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868935.27
Julian Day2457400.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0770°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.83°
🪷 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 (24.0770°), declination -21.60°, EoT -8.64 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: 2016-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)