पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · September 14, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya147.58°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra291.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala237.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha145.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.31°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra173.99°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani226.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:17 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:20 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:14 – 13:46
Yamaganda07:36 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla10:41 – 12:14
Varjyam06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:04 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:36 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:09 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:41 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:14 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:46 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:19 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:51 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:24 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:51 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:19 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:46 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:14 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:41 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:09 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:36 – 06:04 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869180.27
Julian Day2457645.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0863°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.13°
🪷 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 (24.0863°), declination 3.31°, EoT 5.13 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: 2016-09-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)