पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · August 19, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.12 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।

सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।
"1.12 Then to enliven his spirits, the brave Grandfather Bheeshma, eldest of the Kuru-clan, blew his conch, till it sounded like a lion's roar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.15°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra257.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha138.13°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.17°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra158.91°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani284.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:06 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:39 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:59 – 15:36
Yamaganda05:54 – 07:31
Gulika Kāla09:08 – 10:45
Varjyam06:26 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:54 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:31 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:08 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:45 – 12:22 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:22 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:59 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:36 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:13 – 18:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:50 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:13 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:36 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:59 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:22 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:45 – 03:08 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:08 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:31 – 05:54 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870980.27
Julian Day2459445.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1552°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)136.51°
🪷 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 (24.1552°), declination 12.75°, EoT -3.29 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: 2021-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)