पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · November 16, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय नवमी — Akṣaya Navamī (Āmlā Navamī)
Worship of Āmlā tree; equivalent merit to Akṣaya Tṛtīyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.35 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।

मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।।
"10.35 Of hymns I am Brihatsama, of metres I am Garatri, among the months I am Margasheersha (December), and I am the Spring among seasons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.51°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra303.99°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala305.66°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha229.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati217.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra180.89°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani252.06°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:43 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:02 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:04
Yamaganda14:48 – 16:10
Gulika Kāla07:59 – 09:21
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:37 – 07:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:59 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:21 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:26 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:48 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:10 – 17:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:32 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:10 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:48 – 22:26 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:26 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:21 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:59 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869973.27
Julian Day2458438.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1167°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)96.14°
🪷 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 (24.1167°), declination -18.68°, EoT 14.67 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: 2018-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)