पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · May 8, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.24 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अव्यक्तं व्यक्ितमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धयः।

परं भावमजानन्तो ममाव्ययमनुत्तमम्।।7.24।।
"7.24 The ignorant think of Me, who am the Unmanifested Spirit, as if I were really in human form. They do not understand that My Superior Nature is changeless and most excellent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.76°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra22.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala341.14°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha357.20°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati31.60°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra16.05°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani323.12°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:35 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:46 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:15 – 13:55
Yamaganda07:17 – 08:57
Gulika Kāla10:36 – 12:15
Varjyam06:11 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:38 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:17 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:57 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:36 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:15 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:55 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:34 – 17:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:13 – 18:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:53 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:13 – 21:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:34 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:55 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:15 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:36 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:57 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:17 – 05:38 (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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871973.27
Julian Day2460438.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1932°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.19°
🪷 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 (24.1932°), declination 17.18°, EoT 3.58 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: 2024-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)