पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · October 11, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.4 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमूर्तिना।

मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि न चाहं तेष्ववस्थितः।।9.4।।
"9.4 The whole world is pervaded by Me, yet My form is not seen. All living things have their being in Me, yet I am not limited by them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.07°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra285.83°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala254.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha161.92°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati162.15°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra206.90°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani228.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:04 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:00 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:00 – 16:28
Yamaganda09:10 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla12:05 – 13:32
Varjyam06:44 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 Roga06:15 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:42 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:10 – 10:37 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:37 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:05 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:32 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:00 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:28 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:55 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:28 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:00 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:32 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:05 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:37 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:10 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:42 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869207.27
Julian Day2457672.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0874°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)114.69°
🪷 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 (24.0874°), declination -7.12°, EoT 13.99 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: 2016-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)