पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · January 24, 2025 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 15.14 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः।प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम्।।15.14।।
"15.14 Becoming the fire of life, I pass into their bodies and, uniting with the vital streams of Prana and Apana, I digest the various kinds of food." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.09°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra213.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.56°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha268.98°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.25°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra326.15°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani322.48°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:42 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:30 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:09 – 12:31
Yamaganda15:14 – 16:36
Gulika Kāla08:26 – 09:48
Varjyam07:32 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:05 – 08:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:26 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:48 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:09 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:31 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:53 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:14 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:36 – 17:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:57 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:36 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:14 – 22:53 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:53 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:31 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:09 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:48 – 05:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:26 – 07:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872234.27
Julian Day2460699.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2031°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)294.37°
🪷 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 (24.2031°), declination -19.18°, EoT -12.06 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: 2025-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)