पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · February 19, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.60 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः।

इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः।।2.60।।
"2.60 O Arjuna! The mind of him, who is trying to conquer it, is forcibly carried away in spite of his efforts, by his tumultuous senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.60's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.74°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra82.23°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.14°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha282.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra278.01°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani231.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:52 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:27 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:08 – 12:33
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla08:17 – 09:42
Varjyam07:20 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:52 – 08:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:17 – 09:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:42 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:08 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:33 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:50 – 18:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:15 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:50 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:33 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:08 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:42 – 05:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:17 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868972.27
Julian Day2457437.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0784°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.86°
🪷 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 (24.0784°), declination -11.53°, EoT -14.37 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: 2016-02-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)