पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · May 15, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वट सावित्री अमावस्या — Vaṭa Sāvitrī Amāvasyā
Sāvitrī's redemption of Satyavān from Yama; pati-vrata observance.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.18 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि।

शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः।।5.18।।
"5.18 Sages look equally upon all, whether he be a minister of learning and humility, or an infidel, or whether it be a cow, an elephant or a dog." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.07°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra24.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha7.81°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.32°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra60.24°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani254.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:15 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:28 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:36 – 17:16
Yamaganda08:55 – 10:35
Gulika Kāla12:15 – 13:55
Varjyam06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Roga05:34 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:15 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:55 – 10:35 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:35 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:15 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:55 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:36 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:16 – 18:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:56 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:16 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:36 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:55 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:15 – 01:35 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:35 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:55 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:15 – 05:34 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869788.27
Julian Day2458253.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1096°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.79°
🪷 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 (24.1096°), declination 18.82°, EoT 3.76 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: 2018-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)