पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · January 20, 2029 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 17.25 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः।

दानक्रियाश्च विविधाः क्रियन्ते मोक्षकाङ्क्षिभि:।।17.25।।
"17.25 Those who desire deliverance begin their acts of sacrifice, austerity or gift with the word Tat' (meaning That'), without thought of reward." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra335.86°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.67°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha267.12°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.40°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra260.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani10.33°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:27 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:32 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:48 – 11:09
Yamaganda13:51 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla07:06 – 08:27
Varjyam07:33 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:06 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:27 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:48 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:09 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:30 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:51 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:12 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:33 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:54 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:33 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:12 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:51 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:30 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:09 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:48 – 05:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:27 – 07:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873691.27
Julian Day2462156.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2589°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)62.63°
🪷 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 (24.2589°), declination -20.09°, EoT -10.96 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: 2029-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)