पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · May 2, 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 18.40 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः।।18.40।।
"18.40 There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds which is free from the three Qualities - for they are born of Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.70°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra76.21°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.47°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha352.26°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.31°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra336.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani333.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:21 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:59 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:37 – 12:16
Yamaganda15:33 – 17:11
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 08:59
Varjyam06:15 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:42 – 07:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:21 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:59 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:37 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:54 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:11 – 18:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:50 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:11 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:54 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:37 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:59 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:21 – 05:42 (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)1872332.27
Julian Day2460797.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2069°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.85°
🪷 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 (24.2069°), declination 15.41°, EoT 3.04 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: 2025-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)