पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · April 29, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.3 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते।

योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते।।6.3।।
"6.3 For the sage who seeks the heights of spiritual meditation, practice is the only method, and when he has attained them, he must maintain himself there by continual self-control." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra82.72°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha7.90°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra53.91°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani277.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:59 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:34 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:16 – 13:54
Yamaganda07:22 – 09:00
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 12:16
Varjyam06:17 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:44 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:22 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:00 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:16 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:54 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:32 – 17:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:10 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:48 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:10 – 21:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:32 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:54 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:16 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:00 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:22 – 05:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870503.27
Julian Day2458968.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1369°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.98°
🪷 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 (24.1369°), declination 14.56°, EoT 2.64 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: 2020-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)