पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · January 3, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.16 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.16।।
"12.16 He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra125.74°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.83°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha266.67°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati279.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra238.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani277.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:07 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:56 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:22 – 17:42
Yamaganda12:24 – 13:43
Gulika Kāla15:03 – 16:22
Varjyam07:32 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:05 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:25 – 09:44 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:44 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:04 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:24 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:43 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:03 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:22 – 17:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:42 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:22 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:03 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:43 – 00:24 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:24 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:04 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:44 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:25 – 07:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870752.27
Julian Day2459217.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1465°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)227.69°
🪷 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 (24.1465°), declination -22.81°, EoT -4.59 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: 2021-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)