पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · January 31, 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 13.24 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैः सह।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते।।13.24।।
"13.24 He who understands God and Nature along with her qualities, whatever be his condition in life, he comes not again to earth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra135.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala17.64°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha302.08°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra273.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani281.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:09 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:44 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:40 – 18:02
Yamaganda12:32 – 13:55
Gulika Kāla15:17 – 16:40
Varjyam07:30 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:02 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:25 – 09:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:47 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:10 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:32 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:55 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:17 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:40 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:02 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:40 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:17 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:55 – 00:32 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:32 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:10 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:47 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:25 – 07:02 (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)1870780.27
Julian Day2459245.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1475°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)207.30°
🪷 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 (24.1475°), declination -17.36°, EoT -13.53 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: 2021-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)