पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · February 26, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।
"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya313.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra286.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.46°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha326.62°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra346.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani326.22°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:18 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:15 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:32 – 13:59
Yamaganda08:12 – 09:39
Gulika Kāla11:06 – 12:32
Varjyam07:14 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:45 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:12 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:39 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:06 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:32 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:26 – 16:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:53 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:20 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:53 – 21:26 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:26 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:32 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:06 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:39 – 05:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:12 – 06:45 (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)1872267.27
Julian Day2460732.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2044°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.08°
🪷 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 (24.2044°), declination -8.68°, EoT -13.55 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: 2025-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)