पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · August 1, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.20 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
परस्तस्मात्तु भावोऽन्योऽव्यक्तोऽव्यक्तात्सनातनः।

यः स सर्वेषु भूतेषु नश्यत्सु न विनश्यति।।8.20।।
"8.20 In truth, therefore, there is the Eternal Unmanifest, which is beyond and above the Unmanifest Spirit of Creation, which is never destroyed when all these being perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.13°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra253.26°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala353.74°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha88.21°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra59.66°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani273.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:01 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:34 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:05 – 10:45
Yamaganda14:05 – 15:44
Gulika Kāla05:46 – 07:26
Varjyam06:19 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:46 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:26 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:05 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:45 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 14:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:05 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:44 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:24 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:04 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:24 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:44 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:05 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:45 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:05 – 04:26 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:26 – 05:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870597.27
Julian Day2459062.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1405°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.87°
🪷 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 (24.1405°), declination 17.93°, EoT -6.02 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: 2020-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)