पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · December 20, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.2 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।
"4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.68°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra337.12°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.03°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha249.80°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.62°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra203.63°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani308.18°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:27 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:34 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:35 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:17 – 13:36
Yamaganda08:19 – 09:39
Gulika Kāla10:58 – 12:17
Varjyam07:26 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha07:00 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:19 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:39 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:58 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:17 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:36 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:56 – 16:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:15 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:34 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:15 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:56 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:36 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:17 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:58 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:39 – 05:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:19 – 07:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871833.27
Julian Day2460298.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1878°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.12°
🪷 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 (24.1878°), declination -23.42°, EoT 1.85 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: 2023-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)