पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · January 16, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.9 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च।जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम्।।13.9।।
"13.9 Renunciation of the delights of sense, absence of pride, right understanding of the painful problem of birth and death, of age and sickness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra307.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala9.92°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha287.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati282.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra254.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani279.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:08 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:32 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:47 – 11:08
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla07:06 – 08:27
Varjyam07:33 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:06 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:27 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:47 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:08 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:29 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:10 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:31 – 17:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:51 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:31 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:10 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:29 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:08 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:47 – 05:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:27 – 07:06 (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)1870765.27
Julian Day2459230.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1470°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.65°
🪷 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 (24.1470°), declination -20.92°, EoT -9.69 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: 2021-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)