पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · January 25, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.65 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते।

प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते।।2.65।।
"2.65 Having attained Peace, he becomes free from misery; for when the mind gains peace, right discrimination follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.65's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra12.24°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha265.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.14°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra284.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani249.86°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:08 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:05 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:53 – 15:15
Yamaganda07:05 – 08:26
Gulika Kāla09:48 – 11:10
Varjyam07:32 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:05 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:26 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:48 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:10 – 12:31 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:31 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:53 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:15 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:36 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:58 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:36 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:15 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:53 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:31 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:10 – 03:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:48 – 05:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:26 – 07:05 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869678.27
Julian Day2458143.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1054°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.80°
🪷 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 (24.1054°), declination -19.01°, EoT -12.31 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: 2018-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)