पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · April 8, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.37 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः।

महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम्।।3.37।।
"3.37 Lord Shri Krishna: It is desire, it is aversion, born of passion. Desire consumes and corrupts everything. It is man's greatest enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.56°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra2.72°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha9.50°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra338.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani231.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:31 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:16 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:47 – 12:21
Yamaganda15:30 – 17:04
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 09:12
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:04 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:12 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:47 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:21 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:30 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:04 – 18:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:39 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:04 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:30 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:21 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:47 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:12 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 06:04 (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 Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869021.27
Julian Day2457486.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0803°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.17°
🪷 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 (24.0803°), declination 7.30°, EoT -2.19 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: 2016-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)