पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · January 4, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।
"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra123.09°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala160.67°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha278.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.99°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra240.23°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani10.13°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:51 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:44 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:44 – 15:03
Yamaganda07:05 – 08:25
Gulika Kāla09:45 – 11:04
Varjyam07:32 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:05 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:25 – 09:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:45 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:04 – 12:24 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:24 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:44 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:03 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:23 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:43 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:23 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:03 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:44 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:24 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:04 – 03:45 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:45 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:25 – 07:05 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873675.27
Julian Day2462140.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2582°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.84°
🪷 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 (24.2582°), declination -22.71°, EoT -5.02 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: 2029-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)