पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · January 21, 2027 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 16.20 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आसुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि।

मामप्राप्यैव कौन्तेय ततो यान्त्यधमां गतिम्।।16.20।।
"16.20 So reborn, they spend life after life, enveloped in delusion. And they never reach Me, O Prince, but degenerate into still lower forms of life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra75.54°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha288.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.22°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra230.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani345.25°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:17 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:55 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:51 – 15:12
Yamaganda07:06 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla09:48 – 11:09
Varjyam07:33 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · 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 Śubha07:06 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:27 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:48 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:09 – 12:30 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:30 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:51 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:12 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:34 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:55 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:34 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:12 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:51 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:30 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:09 – 03:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:48 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:27 – 07:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872961.27
Julian Day2461426.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2309°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.28°
🪷 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 (24.2309°), declination -19.99°, EoT -11.26 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: 2027-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)