पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · February 4, 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 13.28 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु तिष्ठन्तं परमेश्वरम्।विनश्यत्स्वविनश्यन्तं यः पश्यति स पश्यति।।13.28।।
"13.28 He who can see the Supreme Lord in all beings, the Imperishable amidst the perishable, he it is who really sees." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.28'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya291.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra192.18°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala19.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha300.32°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati286.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra278.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani281.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:20 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:33 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:56 – 15:19
Yamaganda07:01 – 08:24
Gulika Kāla09:47 – 11:10
Varjyam07:28 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:01 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:24 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:47 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:10 – 12:33 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:33 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:56 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:19 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:42 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:05 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:42 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:19 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:56 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:33 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:10 – 03:47 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:47 – 05:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:24 – 07:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870784.27
Julian Day2459249.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1477°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.14°
🪷 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 (24.1477°), declination -16.21°, EoT -14.09 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: 2021-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)