पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · December 14, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

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: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra191.57°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.52°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha235.55°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.32°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra231.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani245.02°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:31 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:45 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:34 – 14:53
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:16
Gulika Kāla09:36 – 10:55
Varjyam07:23 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:57 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:16 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:36 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:55 – 12:14 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:14 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:53 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:12 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:32 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:12 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:53 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:14 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:55 – 03:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:36 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:16 – 06:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869636.27
Julian Day2458101.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1038°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.52°
🪷 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 (24.1038°), declination -23.21°, EoT 4.64 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: 2017-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)