पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · April 18, 2025 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 18.26 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।
"18.26 But when a man has no sentiment and no personal vanity, when he possesses courage and confidence, cares not whether he succeeds or fails, then his action arises from Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.06°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra239.03°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.34°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha336.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.61°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra330.56°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani332.36°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:42 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:14 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:18
Yamaganda15:31 – 17:07
Gulika Kāla07:30 – 09:06
Varjyam06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:54 – 07:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:30 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:06 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:31 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:07 – 18:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:43 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:07 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:31 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:06 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:30 – 05:54 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872318.27
Julian Day2460783.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2063°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.86°
🪷 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 (24.2063°), declination 10.86°, EoT 0.51 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: 2025-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)