पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · January 19, 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 13.12 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोन्यथा।।13.12।।
"13.12 Constant yearning for the knowledge of Self, and pondering over the lessons of the great Truth - this is Wisdom, all else ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.12'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.03°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra345.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala11.42°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha292.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati282.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra258.61°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani279.59°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:00 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:19 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:11 – 16:32
Yamaganda09:48 – 11:09
Gulika Kāla12:30 – 13:51
Varjyam07:33 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:06 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:27 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:48 – 11:09 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:09 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:30 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:51 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:11 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:32 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:53 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:32 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:11 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:51 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:30 – 02:09 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:09 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:48 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:27 – 07:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870768.27
Julian Day2459233.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1471°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.41°
🪷 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 (24.1471°), declination -20.32°, EoT -10.66 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: 2021-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)